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Training to be a bricklayer is a good career move at any time if you want to get into the skilled trade industry. The UK building and construction industry has not been unaffected by the recent severe economic downturn and has experienced a general slowing down or temporary halts in some areas. However, the pace […]
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has pledged to continue its support for tradespersons who have completed plumbing training courses and find themselves regularly working with lead. A statement released by the HSE on Friday (November 6th) made clear that it will continually assess evidence of malpractice and illnesses caused by exposure to the substance […]
Plumber courses could soon be in high demand among women, according to a mother from Bury who enrolled in classes herself after being made redundant from her teaching role. Reported on This is Lancashire, Gillian Roberts, 53, decided to add to her basic understanding of the job that she learnt from her father – also […]
The construction of a £25 million new building at Longfield Academy has begun, according to This is Local London, which could create employment opportunities for qualified electricians and plumbers. In addition to providing a state-of-the-art sports gym, a dance studio, theatre, art gallery, restaurant and facilities for 35 autistic students, the new building will house […]
The quality of plumbing training at an approved training centre like AbleSkills, gives student trainees a considerable advantage in the current economic downturn. Trade skills shortages are still evident and as the economy slowly recovers, the best qualified students will be better placed than most to gain employment and further their skills training and experience.Despite […]
Tradespersons who have approved electrical qualifications or taken plumbing courses may benefit from a contract recently won by Shepherd FM to carry out technical services at Twickenham Stadium. Home of the England rugby union team, the ground has recently expanded its capacity to 82,000. Currently into its centenary year, it is expected that in addition […]
West Northamptonshire Development Corporation has approved plans by Midland Heart to build a new £5.5 million homeless centre in Northampton, which could provide employment to tradespersons who have taken plumber or electrician training courses. Planning permission has been granted for the provision of a multi-functional site that will combine currently existing Acorn House and Hope […]
Tradespersons with approved electrical qualifications in the Bristol area may benefit from plans to build a new football stadium in the city, which could give a huge boost to the local economy. According to a report for Bristol City Football Club, 4,000 jobs could be created during the construction of the ground and many of […]
The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) has called for the government to make compensation for construction workers a bigger priority, after billions of pounds were made available for the Royal Bank of Scotland. Alan Ritchie, the general secretary of the body, believes that tradespersons and industry workers that have had their health […]
Tradespersons with approved electrical qualifications may reap the rewards of a proposed £500 million regeneration scheme in Purfleet. Announced yesterday (November 3rd), the unveiled plans suggest that 2,970 new houses, a school and a health centre could be built as part of the government’s Thames Gateway programme, which has supported the redevelopment of a number […]
Industry workers across Britain with approved electrical or plumbing qualifications may have benefited greatly as a result of the 2012 Olympic Games construction process, according to a new document released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). With so much to be done throughout the big build, 1,500 companies from all over the country have won […]
