Plastering

Able Skills are delighted to post a letter from a very happy trainee who took our intensive plastering course last week

Able Skills have recently refurbished their designated plastering centre. We have redesigned bigger bays to allow our students to experience a realistic training environment that is identical to the real thing.

The impending refurbishment of an iconic building in Exeter could ensure that workers who have taken plastering courses find themselves in demand from local employers. According to the Express & Echo, the former Debenhams department store – which closed three years ago when the company moved premises – will be transformed into a state-of-the-art retail […]

People taking plastering courses could be set to see a recovery in the UK’s construction sector in the coming years. Information services company Experian has published its latest Construction Forecast report, which has suggested that a number of industry sectors will see increased activity in 2010-11. It predicted that the recent decline in private house […]

A new study of the plastering sector suggests there is likely to be a lot of changes in ownership occurring, which may provoke people take plastering courses to ensure they have the necessary skills to impress new bosses. ‘Industry Analysis – Plastering Contractors’ was put together by Plimsoll Analysis and suggested one in six companies […]

There could be signs of more women attending plastering courses, after a source claimed that ladies are doing more DIY jobs around the house nowadays. Home improvement expert Francesca Gamble suggested it has been a growing trend recently that females are taking more responsibility when it comes to making changes to a property. It could […]

Those who are studying on decorating courses might benefit from the knowledge that the home improvements sector has seen an increasing use of colour in people’s homes, according to one industry expert. Julia Kendell, interior designer on BBC1’s DIY SOS television series, said that the make do and mend concept is also likely to be […]

Students embarking on decorating courses might benefit from learning that British homeowners enjoy entertaining in increasingly large, impressive spaces, according to one DIY expert. Michael Holmes, from Channel Five’s I Own Britain’s Best Home television series, said that people currently prefer to have a bit of extra space rather than hosting parties or dinners in […]

There may soon be an increased demand for people who have attended decorating courses, if the comments of one DIY expert are anything to go by. Julia Kendell is a television interior designer for BBC One’s DIY SOS programme, which is presented by Nick Knowles and is currently on its 18th series. Ms Kendell said […]

Those wanting to renovate their houses should hire a plastering training apprentice or professional rather than carrying out the work themselves, one DIY expert has suggested. Andrew Leech, director of representative body the National Home Improvement Council, said that people who hope to save money by carrying out DIY without guidance run the risk of […]

A Stoke teenager has embarked upon a college course in plastering, bricklaying, mechanical engineering and painting, following a lifetime of underachievement, it has emerged. Cory Johnson, 16, has been working with Stoke Challenge, an initiative which includes an intensive two-week back-to-work course for two-and-a-half months, the Guardian reported. He now hopes to go to university […]

The importance of managing asbestos at premises has been highlighted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Earlier this year, Canadian company Vale Inco Europe Ltd pleased guilty to four charges under the Control of Asbestos Regulation 2006. The company employed a contractor to work on a furnace at a premises in Clydach, Wales, but […]