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New Considerate Constructors Scheme executive chair named

Isabel Martinson has been appointed as executive chair of the Considerate Constructors Scheme… Isabel Martinson has been named executive chair of the Considerate Constructor Scheme...

Hundreds of construction jobs lost as Dunne Group folds

Scottish firm Dunne Group stopped work earlier this week, leading to the loss of hundreds of jobs… A total of 524 jobs have been lost...

Ten per cent pay rise for electricians

Electricians are set to see more than a 10 per cent increase due to a four-year wage deal… A four-year deal has been agreed between...

CITB scaffold training centre to open in the autumn

An Aberdeen-based scaffolding training centre worth over £1m is set to open later this year… A 7,000 sq ft facility aimed at providing training for...

New construction training initiative launched in the North East

Training provider NCT Skills for Life has launched a new initiative to tackle unemployment in the North East and increase the rate of skilled...

British Woodworking Federation appoints new president

Cliff Thrumble is to join the British Woodworking Federation as the new president, it has emerged… Managing director of Boyland Windows Cliff Thrumble has been...

CITB funds record number of SMEs

A fund aimed at helping SMEs to provide skills and training for construction workers has supported hundreds of firms… The Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB)...

Government moves to reassure EU construction workers

The government has made assurances over the future of EU nationals living in the UK following the vote to leave… The construction sector relies heavily...

NHF proposes two new board members

The National Housing Federation has nominated two new board members… Sean Anstee, leader of Trafford Council, and Suzanne Fitzpatrick, an academic, have been recommended by...

Esh Construction opens West Yorkshire operations centre

A new operations centre is to open to support Esh Construction teams across Yorkshire and the East Midlands… Esh Construction has opened a new regional...

New construction skills centre opens in South London

A £10m construction skills centre has opened in London to provide training for the next generation of workers… A new centre aimed at training the...

New chairman for Construction Industry Council

Professor John Nolan has joined the Construction Industry Council as chairman… The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has taken on new chairman, it has emerged. Professor...

Drugs and alcohol at the centre of new CCS campaign

The Considerate Constructors Scheme have placed drugs and alcohol use in the construction sector at the centre of a new campaign… Concerns relating to the...

Brexit vote could cause labour shortages

The construction sector has expressed concerns that the vote to leave the EU could lead to a huge shortfall in workers… Skills shortages in the...

New construction apprenticeship scholarship programme launched

A new apprenticeship scholarship has been launched in Cumbria, which will benefit young people in the region… Hudson Contract has launched a new apprenticeship scholarship...

Building services and FM firm goes into administration

A building services and facilities management company based in Warwickshire has ceased trading… EiC, a building service and facilities management company has gone into administration....

Campaign to attract former armed forces could plug skills gap

The Chartered Institute of Building has joined a campaign aimed at attracting former members of the UK’s armed forces to the construction sector… The skills...

Cardiff and London law firm named top for construction cases

A law firm based in Cardiff and London has been named the best in the UK for handling construction legal cases… According to a new...

Midlands college to open construction centre

Stourbridge College in the Midlands is set to open a £1.5m construction centre in September… Work is underway on a new construction centre that will...

Scottish construction jobs fall

Scottish construction employment figures declined by 1,000 during the first quarter of 2016, it has emerged… The Scottish construction job market reportedly saw a decline...

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