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The government has announced plans to launch 32 new Homebuilding Skills Hubs by 2028, aimed at fast-tracking training in key construction trades to help meet the UK’s housing demand.  The hubs will provide specialised training in trades such as bricklaying, roofing, plastering, scaffolding, electrical work, and carpentry. The initiative will …

Forterra has supported Stamford College’s annual inter-college skills challenge by donating bricks and providing an industry expert as a judge. As part of Forterra’s Construction Hubs programme, Stamford College benefits from material and educational support; it donated its London Bricks to the College. Tom Deignan, bricklaying lecturer and course co-ordinator …