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The FMB is imploring the Government to do more to stimulate the British construction sector, particularly for small companies and independent traders.

A leading Yorkshire business representative has said that vocational training in schools, in areas such as woodwork, metalwork and domestic science, are vital and must be supported.

New research has shown that many homes on the private rental market are eligible for Green Deal upgrades – and the tenants are all for it!

The schism between available jobs and a dearth of appropriate skills must be remedied by government actions, a City and Guilds executive has claimed.

CITB-ConstructionSkills has released a three-year plan to ensure that UK construction workers have the necessary training to fulfil industry demand.

Construction contractors in the North East are being sought after for domestic improvement and construction work by Wates Living Space.

A Norfolk man is breaking with his family’s pig farming tradition to retrain as an electrician.

With the online self-assessment tax deadline looming, how can HMRC’s Construction Industry Scheme help working tradesmen and women?

Stanley Tools are keeping up with the digital era with the launch of a redesigned level app for the latest iPads and iPhones.

The APHC has launched a new certification for plumbers and fitters who are eligible to work under the new Green Deal Scheme.

More than 17,000 electricians have now signed on to the Electrical Safe Register.

City & Guilds, the vocational education awarding body, is co-organising a work skills event in Bath at the end of this month.