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Plumbing training apprentices will be made aware of the opportunities available in the construction industry in the Netherlands at an industry conference next month. Construction marketing expert Michael Holland, who is the managing director of PR consultancy Smye Holland Associates, will be one of the speakers at the Rotterdam event. Hosted by The UK meets […]
Renewable energy – we hear this expression a lot and how important it is for the future of the planet, but do we know how this translates to our everyday lives and what it it means for those in the construction industries, especially those training to be a plumber, gas fitter or electrician.Renewable energy is […]
Plumbing training apprentices could be among those set to work on the water supply improvements which are in the pipeline for Kirkdale. The UK’s largest listed water firm, United Utilities, will begin replacing old cast-iron water mains along Athol Street with modern plastic alternatives from next Monday. Project Engineer Henry Bennett said that the improvements […]
Plumbing training apprentices might be intrigued to learn that one construction expert has claimed it was only a matter of time before housebuilders started going to investors for money. Nick Whitten, business editor at national news provider Construction News, said that many construction workers have now sold almost all of their existing stocks of homes […]
When a DPC (Damp Proof Course) fails, the situation deteriorates rapidly and you must call in an experienced, qualified builder bricklayer who should assess the best solution. AbleSkills provides key bricklaying skills courses which offers the opportunity to undertake further building training leading to certificated qualifications right up to City & Guilds NVQ level.Damp Proof […]
Plumbing training apprentices could be among those currently working on improvements to Liverpool’s water network. Engineers labouring on behalf of FTSE 100 company United Utilities have begun to replace the old cast-iron water pipes along Park Road with modern plastic alternatives. Project engineer John Maher said that the work is designed to improve the quality […]
Plumbing training apprentices may be relieved to learn that some experts are calling for the government to place a greater emphasis on both new and existing homes. Richard Capie, director of policy and practice at the Chartered Institute of Housing, said that the UK should concentrate on maintaining the quality of available social housing, as […]
There doesn’t seem to be a week that doesn’t pass by without yet another news story about the activities of illegal, untrained and unqualified plumbers, gas fitters and electricians around the UK.According to the latest survey conducted by the Gas Safe Register, ‘cowboy’ gas fitters are now carrying out a quarter of a million gas […]
Plumbing training apprentices could be among those who have started work on building 17 affordable homes at Barleythorpe, near Oakham. The development consists of a range of two, three and four-bedroom houses and two-bedroom apartments and includes two homes specially designed for people with disabilities and will include features such as low-level light switches and […]
Electrical training apprentices could go on to install automated window systems with anti-entrapment features, such as those which have been fitted in a new ten million euro (£9 million) 50-bed rest home on the site of the Harold’s Cross Hospice in Dublin. The 2,726 square-metre hospice, which provides palliative care for terminally-ill patients and rheumatology […]
Embarking on an electrical training course could be a good way of resisting the effects of the economic downturn, as Europe’s largest provider of natural ventilations solutions has posted record-breaking figures in the UK for the first eight months of this year. Despite the recession, WindowMaster – part of the VKR group which employs around […]
