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Mears Group recruiting new apprentices

|Date: 6 February, 2024

Mears Group recruiting new apprentices

Mears Group is continuing its work to inspire the future workforce as it has opened applications for its ...

Mears Group is continuing its work to inspire the future workforce as it has opened applications for its apprenticeship scheme for 2024, which will see the company take on up to 120 new apprentices. T ...

6 February, 2024
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Climate of change

|Date: 23 October, 2023

Climate of change

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the Prime Minister's climate policy climbdown in September and how ...

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the Prime Minister's climate policy climbdown in September and how it could stymie climate innovation at a time when we need greater certainty, to encourage the ...

23 October, 2023
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UK roll-back on climate policies: ‘this is the way to do maximum harm to the economy’

|Date: 20 September, 2023

UK roll-back on climate policies: ‘this is the way to do maximum harm to the economy’

Ashden responds to news that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering weakening a host of the Government ...

Ashden responds to news that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering weakening a host of the Government's key climate and decarbonisation policies. Dr Ashok Sinha, CEO at climate solutions charity A ...

20 September, 2023
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Partnership set to accelerate green skills and jobs for upgrading Birmingham housing

|Date: 8 August, 2023

Partnership set to accelerate green skills and jobs for upgrading Birmingham housing

Birmingham City Council has announced a three-year partnership with The Retrofit Academy, to accelerate t ...

Birmingham City Council has announced a three-year partnership with The Retrofit Academy, to accelerate the development of the green workforce and infrastructure needed to upgrade social housing in th ...

8 August, 2023
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£18m of funding for local transport, housing and skills programmes as part of Devolution plans

|Date: 21 July, 2023

£18m of funding for local transport, housing and skills programmes as part of Devolution plans

Millions of pounds in funding, made possible because of plans for devolution in the East Midlands, has be ...

Millions of pounds in funding, made possible because of plans for devolution in the East Midlands, has been agreed and will be spent on improving housing, transport and the skills of local people. In ...

21 July, 2023
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DESNZ supports National Home Decarbonisation Group official launch event

|Date: 18 July, 2023

DESNZ supports National Home Decarbonisation Group official launch event

Members of the newly formed National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) from all over the UK have gathered ...

Members of the newly formed National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) from all over the UK have gathered in person for the first time for the organisation’s inaugural meeting, with more than 50 peopl ...

18 July, 2023
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Employer breakfast targets green skills in construction

|Date: 12 July, 2023

Employer breakfast targets green skills in construction

Local employers gathered at a recent Leeds College of Building event to learn more about the growing dema ...

Local employers gathered at a recent Leeds College of Building event to learn more about the growing demand for green skills in construction. The employer breakfast welcomed a range of construction st ...

12 July, 2023
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Jobs boost as 14 recruits trained as retrofitters in pioneering project to bridge green skills gap

|Date: 10 May, 2023

Jobs boost as 14 recruits trained as retrofitters in pioneering project to bridge green skills gap

Fourteen unemployed Merseyside residents are being retrained in much needed green skills to help local bu ...

Fourteen unemployed Merseyside residents are being retrained in much needed green skills to help local businesses and lead decarbonisation in the region. The pioneering social value project is connect ...

10 May, 2023
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