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Sunak cuts red tape to support construction skills

|Date: 22 March, 2024

Sunak cuts red tape to support construction skills

Following the announcement that the Prime Minister has pledged £60m of funding for next year to boost app ...

Following the announcement that the Prime Minister has pledged £60m of funding for next year to boost apprenticeships, Lee Parkinson, Chief Executive at Efficiency North, the holding group for flexi-j ...

22 March, 2024
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Birmingham City Council and local college unite to tackle regional construction skills shortage and boost employment

|Date: 12 March, 2024

Birmingham City Council and local college unite to tackle regional construction skills shortage and boost employment

A ground-breaking new partnership will help tackle the construction skills shortage to support delivery o ...

A ground-breaking new partnership will help tackle the construction skills shortage to support delivery of 113 current and planned major developments in Birmingham — including Phase Three of Paradise, ...

12 March, 2024
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Major event for public sector construction suppliers to tackle UK’s decarbonisation challenges

|Date: 16 February, 2024

Major event for public sector construction suppliers to tackle UK’s decarbonisation challenges

Public sector construction suppliers are being invited to attend a major industry event that will discuss ...

Public sector construction suppliers are being invited to attend a major industry event that will discuss broad perspectives from across the sector on retrofitting at scale to decarbonise the UK's exi ...

16 February, 2024
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A year of procurement, politics and productivity lies ahead

|Date: 22 January, 2024

A year of procurement, politics and productivity lies ahead

The move into a new year is always a time for reflection, but equally for a look to the future. With 2024 ...

The move into a new year is always a time for reflection, but equally for a look to the future. With 2024 shaping up to have a great deal of changes impacting the construction sector — political, econ ...

22 January, 2024
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hub South West Scotland teams up with Class Of Your Own and local schools to address the construction skills gap

|Date: 28 November, 2023

hub South West Scotland teams up with Class Of Your Own and local schools to address the construction skills gap

Encouraging skills development across Ayrshire’s construction sector and beyond, leading public sector de ...

Encouraging skills development across Ayrshire’s construction sector and beyond, leading public sector development partner hub South West Scotland has partnered with South Ayrshire Council, education ...

28 November, 2023
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Southern Construction Framework | Boosting biodiversity on developments

|Date: 1 November, 2023

Southern Construction Framework | Boosting biodiversity on developments

Kingsley Clarke and Adam Sanford, Operations Leads at Southern Construction Framework, share advice on ev ...

Kingsley Clarke and Adam Sanford, Operations Leads at Southern Construction Framework, share advice on everything local authorities need to know about the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) rules. The new ma ...

1 November, 2023
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BSI whitepaper outlines role of ICT in accelerating the circular economy’s influence on the built environment

|Date: 24 July, 2023

BSI whitepaper outlines role of ICT in accelerating the circular economy’s influence on the built environment

BSI Identify’s whitepaper series continues with a document that reveals how digitalisation and breakthrou ...

BSI Identify’s whitepaper series continues with a document that reveals how digitalisation and breakthrough technology can ensure the built environment benefits from the circular economy. Authored by ...

24 July, 2023
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Jewson Partnership Solutions and YouthBuild complete seventh community project

|Date: 4 July, 2023

Jewson Partnership Solutions and YouthBuild complete seventh community project

Jewson Partnership Solutions (JPS), a public sector building materials supplier, has completed its sevent ...

Jewson Partnership Solutions (JPS), a public sector building materials supplier, has completed its seventh community project with YouthBuild, a non-profit organisation which teaches construction skill ...

4 July, 2023
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Pick Everard seals £120m Scottish framework appointments

|Date: 31 May, 2023

Pick Everard seals £120m Scottish framework appointments

Extending its multi-disciplinary services across Scotland, Pick Everard has successfully been appointed t ...

Extending its multi-disciplinary services across Scotland, Pick Everard has successfully been appointed to two leading national frameworks at a combined value of £120m. The move sees the firm join one ...

31 May, 2023
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Meet the Building Safety Regulator — an event for Approved Inspectors

|Date: 14 June, 2022

Meet the Building Safety Regulator — an event for Approved Inspectors

Calling all approved inspectors. Would you like the opportunity to find out, directly from the Building S ...

Calling all approved inspectors. Would you like the opportunity to find out, directly from the Building Safety Regulator, just what the future holds for the industry? Do you have questions about how i ...

14 June, 2022
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Oldham Council and Jigsaw Homes start work on new homes for young people at risk of homelessness

New affordable housing development in High Wycombe given green light

Ground broken on zero-gas affordable homes development in Sheffield

Mayor joins Livv Housing Group to celebrate completion of its £35m development in Prescot

100 new council homes for Westminster

£11million expansion at North Birmingham Academy

Cutting-edge extra care scheme opened

Award-winning regeneration delivers 22 new affordable homes in Sale West

Coldhurst home improvements receive warm praise

JPS launches first ever dual-offering AVAIL Housing Hub in Aberdeen

Sunak cuts red tape to support construction skills

Sunak cuts red tape to support construction skills

Birmingham City Council and local college unite to tackle regional construction skills shortage and boost employment

Birmingham City Council and local college unite to tackle regional construction skills shortage and boost employment

Major event for public sector construction suppliers to tackle UK’s decarbonisation challenges

Major event for public sector construction suppliers to tackle UK’s decarbonisation challenges

hub South West Scotland teams up with Class Of Your Own and local schools to address the construction skills gap

hub South West Scotland teams up with Class Of Your Own and local schools to address the construction skills gap

Southern Construction Framework | Boosting biodiversity on developments

Southern Construction Framework | Boosting biodiversity on developments

BSI whitepaper outlines role of ICT in accelerating the circular economy’s influence on the built environment

BSI whitepaper outlines role of ICT in accelerating the circular economy’s influence on the built environment

Jewson Partnership Solutions and YouthBuild complete seventh community project

Jewson Partnership Solutions and YouthBuild complete seventh community project

Pick Everard seals £120m Scottish framework appointments

Pick Everard seals £120m Scottish framework appointments

Meet the Building Safety Regulator — an event for Approved Inspectors

Meet the Building Safety Regulator — an event for Approved Inspectors