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Keltbray Infrastructure Services renamed to AUREOS

Keltbray Infrastructure Services Ltd has been renamed AUREOS after being acquired by EMK Capital in August of this year.

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UK-GBC reveals Wellbeing Lab participants

Six participants in a new scheme aimed at supporting the health, wellbeing and productivity of office workers have been revealed.

Flood resilience training course launched

A new training course has been launched to help understand the process of assessing flood risk and the delivery of resilience measures in the built environment.

Long term London unemployed to start careers in construction

Councils across London have come together with seven boroughs and the City of London to help unemployed people start a career in the construction sector.

Considerate Constructors Scheme seeks new Board Directors

Newly appointed Considerate Constructors Scheme Executive Chairman Isabel Martinson to recruit new Board Directors to take Scheme to the ‘next level’.

Brexit could exacerbate the construction skills shortage

The construction sector has warned big infrastructure projects could be at risk if EU workers are not allowed to remain in the UK post-Brexit.

Construction workers take less holidays than other sectors

New research has revealed workers in the construction industry take less annual leave than those employed in other industries.

Work-related illnesses not to blame for skills shortage

The dangers of developing work-related illnesses in the construction sector is not a key factor in the shortage of skilled workers The threat of injury...

Apprenticeships to be the focus for new FMB president

The new president of the Federation of Master Builders has pledged to put apprenticeships at the heart of his agenda.

New Principal Consultant for the construction process appointed by BSRIA

A new Principal Consultant to cover the construction process has been appointed to BRSIA’s Sustainable Construction Group.

Collaboration could solve skills shortage

A new report has said effective teamwork between house builders and subcontractors could be the key to solving the skills crisis.

Identity checking system helps deter illegal workers

A new system, which has been implemented at the Spurs stadium site, will help prevent illegal workers.

Apprenticeship levy will cut construction funding by nearly a third

The government’s apprenticeship levy could lead to construction apprenticeship funding being slashed.

Construction firms urged by RICS to develop employment-led training

Firms in the East Midlands have been called upon to develop more employment-led training programmes to attract the brightest young people.

Study finds construction skills shortage at breaking point

A new study has revealed the shortage of skilled workers is having a serious impact on the ability of the sector to carry out...

Yorkshire construction firms urged to tackle skills gaps

RICS has urged firms to do more to develop training-based employment opportunities to close the skills gap… The construction industry is facing a lack of...

Apprenticeships are not doing enough for youth unemployment

A new report has found the apprenticeship system is not successfully supporting young people into work… Analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research has...

Developer teams up with university to tackle skills crisis

Keepmoat and Leeds Beckett University have come together to support the construction sector and tackle the skills crisis under a new partnership… Housing developer Keepmoat...

Cutting construction jobs would be the ‘first nail in the coffin’

A new analysis has warned that cutting jobs in the construction industry would damage the sector significantly… An analysis by One Way has said further...

Apprenticeship levy to start in April 2017

According to the latest consultation proposals, the apprenticeship levy could be introduced from April next year… The latest consultation on the apprenticeship levy suggests businesses...

Suicide kills more construction workers than falls

New research has revealed that suicide kills six times as many construction workers as falling from heights

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