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A young plumber from Barrow has successfully gained an apprenticeship, after starting her training at college and then using her initiative to reach out to a local plumbing company.

A Sunderland vetting and listing service is helping to weed out the rouge tradesmen of the area.

Trade paint manufacturer, Leyland, has launched a new product reference guide for its trade customers.

City & Guilds has lauded the Government’s Technical Baccalaureate Measure but warned that core maths skills must not be forgotten.

An apprentice bricklayer has said that his apprenticeship has given him a renewed sense of purpose and ambition.

The removal of the need for planning permission to install microgeneration equipment on premises in Northern Ireland is expected to put the services of skilled renewable energy system installers at a premium.

More than 800 people have applied for just 17 construction apprenticeships with Swansea City Council.

A former joinery apprentice has been speaking with current young apprentices about how he was able to rise through the ranks to a senior management position.

Warrington’s Golden Gates Housing Trust has embarked on a mission to see 10 per cent of its workforce made up of apprentices and trainees.

A young plumber has joined his family plumbing firm as an apprentice.

Young bricklaying apprentice impresses at Guild of Bricklayers contest to take away first prize.

Wood screws with the strength and accuracy of a bullet could speed up screwdriving work