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Groundworkers learn new skills whilst working on community projects in NEAT training scheme

A collective of local authorities in the north of England are working together to create hundreds of construction jobs through a scheme based around the government’s Green Deal programme.

A mum from Cheshire has won a national industry award for establishing a new career for herself as a successful electrician.

A Manx plastering company is offering a pioneering new insulating external plaster product.

Johnstone’s Paints has been recognised for its work to help renovate a community centre in Bristol.

Sprowston-based carpenters, W S Lusher and Son, have been speaking about their skillful contributions to creating the sets for new blockbuster, Jack the Giant Slayer.

A young joiner from South Tyneside has praised the opportunities made available to him through his apprenticeship.

The FMB has called on the government to work on making the Green Deal more accessible for smaller building firms and operatives.

A young plastering apprentice from Harrogate has been deemed one of the best in Britain by the Federation of Master Builders.

A young apprentice benefitting from the regeneration of Dundee’s Ardler area has lauded the opportunities being created in the area.

Crown Paints is to be a national partner of Climate Week, a national initiative aimed at highlighting how people can live more sustainably.

George Osborne has pledged government support for actions and areas that will help to stimulate the construction economy.