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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 […]
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 […]
Much of a builder’s work is centred around handling wood, and if you’re building from scratch, then knowing what to look out for when buying lengths of wood from a timber merchant is important. At AbleSkills, many different types of course are on offer which have been put togther to cater for all types of […]
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 […]
Job opportunities could be created for workers who have approved electrical qualifications after it was announced that Esteem has won a £500 million Building Schools for the Future (BSF) contract. The scheme will involve the renovation of ten schools in Hull and the construction of seven others by a consortium that includes Robertson Capital Projects, […]
Unlike the UK and most of the rest of the world, Australia has managed to avoid recession! Essentially, for two reasons: it has a seemingly endless supply of natural resources, and China, who is a customer of these resources! Australia’s main challenge is finding enough people to undertake the skilled work the booming economy is […]
Plans to renovate Liverpool Central Library could be music to the ears of workers who have taken plumbing, gas or electrical courses, have approved qualifications and are looking for employment. It has been revealed that the historic building will be refurbished due to a leaking roof and problems with damp and the project will see […]
Workers who have taken accredited gas courses could find themselves in higher demand after uSwitch warned Brits to have their boilers regularly serviced for their own safety. Research by the company found that 42 per cent of households disregard advice to have their boilers checked once every year, while the proportion of UK homeowners who […]
