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Value of EU migrant workers recognised in FMB survey

|Date: 03 Apr 2018

Value of EU migrant workers recognised in FMB survey

Construction employers call on EU migrant workers to stay, says FMB ...

Construction employers call on EU migrant workers to stay, says FMB ...

03 Apr 2018
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Wienerberger discusses the workforce of the future

|Date: 05 Mar 2018

Wienerberger discusses the workforce of the future

Carole Goodwin, Human Resources Director at Wienerberger, discusses the skills shortage in the constructi ...

Carole Goodwin, Human Resources Director at Wienerberger, discusses the skills shortage in the construction industry and how the company is working to combat it. With many of the construction workforc ...

05 Mar 2018
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Housebuilders look at new ways to address the housing shortage

|Date: 30 Jan 2018

Housebuilders look at new ways to address the housing shortage

Housebuilders are investing in modern methods of construction and skills to address a number of industry ...

Housebuilders are investing in modern methods of construction and skills to address a number of industry challenges as they look to deliver growth and new homes for the future, according to new resear ...

30 Jan 2018
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SME construction firms struggle to hire bricklayers and carpenters

|Date: 23 Jan 2018

SME construction firms struggle to hire bricklayers and carpenters

Two-thirds of those running small- and medium-sized (SME) construction firms are struggling to hire brick ...

Two-thirds of those running small- and medium-sized (SME) construction firms are struggling to hire bricklayers and carpenters as construction skills shortages hit a ‘record high’, according to the Fe ...

23 Jan 2018
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BSRIA launches second Building Better Homes Faster event

|Date: 05 Jan 2018

BSRIA launches second Building Better Homes Faster event

On Friday 12th January BSRIA is hosting a second event designed to help the sector construct new homes mo ...

On Friday 12th January BSRIA is hosting a second event designed to help the sector construct new homes more quickly and to higher standards. ...

05 Jan 2018
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Skills and Quality to be key themes for NHBC’s Building for tomorrow 2018 roadshows

|Date: 11 Dec 2017

Skills and Quality to be key themes for NHBC’s Building for tomorrow 2018 roadshows

Next year’s NHBC Building for tomorrow roadshows will focus on attracting young people into construction ...

Next year’s NHBC Building for tomorrow roadshows will focus on attracting young people into construction and new home quality. Building for tomorrow is the annual series of seminars presenting the lat ...

11 Dec 2017
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Industry groups press skills minister for SME representation

|Date: 11 Dec 2017

Industry groups press skills minister for SME representation

Four construction industry bodies have asked the skills minister to reconsider the makeup of the panel ch ...

Four construction industry bodies have asked the skills minister to reconsider the makeup of the panel chosen to select the next chair of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). ...

11 Dec 2017
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Larkfleet Homes pledges to help solve industry skills gap

|Date: 30 Nov 2017

Larkfleet Homes pledges to help solve industry skills gap

Lincolnshire-based housebuilder Larkfleet Homes has pledged to work with its subcontractors to recruit an ...

Lincolnshire-based housebuilder Larkfleet Homes has pledged to work with its subcontractors to recruit and train more people to the highest standards to help tackle the building industry skills gap. ...

30 Nov 2017
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RICS: Construction Sector Deal “a major step forward”

|Date: 29 Nov 2017

RICS: Construction Sector Deal “a major step forward”

Geoff White, RICS Head of Policy has commented on the announcement by Business and Energy Secretary Greg ...

Geoff White, RICS Head of Policy has commented on the announcement by Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark of a new construction sector deal which will see government and industry working together ...

29 Nov 2017
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Construction industry releases Brexit Manifesto

|Date: 29 Nov 2017

Construction industry releases Brexit Manifesto

Seven of the construction industry’s major trade bodies have delivered a Construction Industry Brexit Man ...

Seven of the construction industry’s major trade bodies have delivered a Construction Industry Brexit Manifesto – setting out what they believe to be the sector’s responsibilities and requirements in ...

29 Nov 2017
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