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With dire warnings predicted for a prolonged period of drastic cost cutting and austerity measures in the UK, which aim to reduce the deficit mountain, news of construction industry projects are a welcome sign that confidence continues to grow in the continuing emergence from recession, suffered in recent years.The announcement that construction firm, Morgan Ashurst, […]
Two bricklaying courses in Boston, Lincolnshire are being held to help improve the health and safety knowledge of employees in the industry. Organised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the events at the Princess Royal Sports Arena on June 15th and 16th are open to people employed in various construction-related activities, such as plastering […]
There may soon be more demand for electrical courses around Exeter after a fire at an industrial unit near the city was attributed to an electrical fault. No one was injured in the blaze, but the smoke from the incident at the Colas depot on Tan Lane was visible from miles away, according to the […]
An industry expert has suggested the new jobs that are set to come on to the construction market are likely to be in retrofitting applications, which could lead to a rise in demand for electrical courses for engineers. Director of external affairs at the Federation of Master Builders Brian Berry explained that there may be […]
There may be renewed interest in gas courses in Scotland after a woman was badly burned following a gas explosion at a pheasant hatchery. BBC News reported that the woman was still in a serious condition the day after the incident, which occurred at about 19:50 BST on Thursday June 3rd. The 56-year-old woman suffered […]
There’s always more to simply learning core curriculum knowledge! Any form of skills training teaches you how to approach a problem, analysing its cause and knowing how to supply the correct solution. This is never more applicable when training to be an electrician.Many who decide to enter the industry, either at the start of their […]
There may be more demand for decorating courses this summer, since people often decide to get stuck into DIY jobs around the house during periods of good weather. This is the opinion of deputy editor at Build It magazine Anna-Marie DeSouza, who suggested that individuals may have previously been put off by the "dismal" spring […]
An industry expert has suggested this summer could see more installations of energy-efficient boilers, which may provoke engineers to take plumbing courses. Buderus national sales manager Mike Southall noted it is hard to say exactly what will happen in the boiler market, since people are watching their budgets closely this year, but he believes the […]
There could be new interest in bricklaying courses in the future after a team of construction and design workers won a silver medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Mike Burdett, a tutor in York College’s construction department, led the group for the exhibit, which was aimed at showing the variety of talents required to […]
Demand for electrical courses could increase as a result of installations of solar panels, which one sector representative has suggested work best when combined with other green technologies. Mike Southall, national sales manager at Buderus, explained how just putting a solar system on an existing appliance is not as effective as combining it with a […]
There may be increased take-up of electrical courses in Wembley after a man was left permanently disabled following a high voltage shock. Chart Design was fined £4,000 and will have to pay court costs of £6,330 for breaching a health and safety regulation, with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector Kerry Williams claiming "simple" actions […]
