In the second episode of Time to Talk, Fischer Fixings sits down with Paul Ferguson from Royal Joinery to discuss his experiences, challenges, and poor mental health in construction.
Natasha Levanti, ACE Group Communications Executive celebrates the rising number of apprentices in Scotland which has reached a five-year high…
The Scottish Build Apprenticeship and...
Representatives from industry and academia came together in Nottingham to discuss how the skills shortage could affect the delivery of future infrastructure projects…
The Institution...
Contractor firm Forrest has launched a new scheme aimed at promoting the opportunities for young people in the construction sector…
The skills shortage is undoubtedly...
Restructuring of Laing O’Rourke will see some 200 staff members lose their jobs
Private contractor Laing O’Rourke has revealed plans to cut 200 jobs as...
Despite seeing a strong performance over the past six months, Barratt warned skills shortages are pushing up the cost of building…
The house building sector...
Poor productivity and quality of work has forced house building firm Bovis Homes to replace a substantial number of contractors across its sites…
Substandard performance...
Some 280 construction workers are required to create a new town near Plymouth that will see over 5,000 homes built…
Hundreds of construction staff will...
Some 71 members of construction union UCATT have started to receive compensation over blacklisting…
Companies involved in blacklisting have started to pay out compensation to...
The construction sector must remove the barriers preventing young people from embarking on careers in the industry…
The government has big plans for house building...
A significant amount of construction workers are losing out on pension contributions due to an increase use of umbrella firms…
An increase in the proliferation...
A new law aimed at preventing contractors from hiring EU subcontractors at cheaper rates than national wage is set to be introduced…
The government has...
A new law will ensure schools give equal exposure to non-academic career routes...
School career guidance must highlight non-academic routes as well as academic. New...
About Access discusses the importance of the peer review process in ensuring quality...
Whatever your trade or profession, credibility counts.
You wouldn’t place an important legal matter in...
Nida Broughton from the think tank the Social Market Foundation shares her thoughts on whether apprenticeships are good value for money…
Apprenticeships were described as...
