Subcontractors of many different trades are required to work on a project for The University of Manchester. The campus is being expanded with a £1.2 billion investment. Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Sir Robert McAlpine have been appointed by the University of Manchester to deliver the bulk of its £1bn Campus Masterplan. A partnership […]
According to the Office for National Statistics, average pay rises are higher in construction and property than in any other sector. With some industry professionals seeing their salaries rise 4 times higher than the cost of living, there couldn’t be a better time to break into construction with a CPCS site licence such as a […]
The third annual Farm Safety Week will run from 6 to 10 July 2015. Agriculture has the worst record for safety of any occupation in the UK and Ireland so it’s time to get involved, you only have to look at recent HSE cases/prosecutions and their associated fines served on farmers who have put their […]
If you , or any of your staff are planning to sit the above test, it may be worth knowing that the questions have recently changed and a new book is now available for revision, (GT 100 2015). The new book is available from amazon at CITB Health, safety and environment test
The construction industry is growing, and employment in the construction industry is projected to rise, don’t get left behind. If you, like many others, have found yourself needing a little help to get back to work, there are charities out there that can help. Whether you need assistance returning to work in construction following illness or […]
It has been reported this week that concerns over future employment, or lack of, should be listened to. Figures have shown that millions of people in the UK are training for non-existent jobs, creating a huge surplus of trained people without work. Pressure is mounting on the government to transfer their efforts. Instead of encouraging […]
The construction industry makes up around 6.5% of the UK workforce and contributes billions to our economic output. The construction sector is constantly evolving and adapting to new technologies, new needs, new laws ect. This week (16 July) it has been announced that 3 construction companies have apologised over black listing workers. Construction firms Balfour […]
Further good news for Wales, unemployment rates have fallen. Unemployment is now at 6.6%, decreasing 0.2% over 3 months. This means that 96,000 people are currently unemployed in Wales, compared to 132,000 people who were officially without work over the same period in 2012. What do more jobs in Wales mean? This news comes at […]
The world’s population is predicted to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, that’s a lot of mouths to feed. The figures come with problems, if the population rise stays on course we faced with all kinds of issues, such as quality of life, depletion of natural resources and general strain on the earth, but with growth […]
Construction firm BAM has been named as the preferred company to take on the new £10 million North Wales head quarter for emergency services. The centre will be located in Wrexham, near the Maelor Hospital. It will be the first joint project brought together by the partnership scheme of Welsh Ambulance Services, NHS Trust and […]
