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Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

|Date: 21 March, 2023

Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the ...

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the Government, announced by the Housing Minister. Social enterprise Public Practice will use the m ...

21 March, 2023
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New digital platform set to unite the construction industry on credential checks and tackling modern slavery

|Date: 23 February, 2023

New digital platform set to unite the construction industry on credential checks and tackling modern slavery

The UK construction industry has for decades been plagued by issues such as modern slavery, data silos, l ...

The UK construction industry has for decades been plagued by issues such as modern slavery, data silos, lengthy onboarding, fake credentials and a lack of digital standards, according to the brains be ...

23 February, 2023
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National Apprenticeship Week: Livv Housing Group champions women in construction

|Date: 7 February, 2023

National Apprenticeship Week: Livv Housing Group champions women in construction

This week (6th-12th February) marks National Apprenticeship Week. With the current skills shortage and th ...

This week (6th-12th February) marks National Apprenticeship Week. With the current skills shortage and the challenge of encouraging more women into construction, Merseyside housing association, Livv H ...

7 February, 2023
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I Built It | New initiative launched to support Midlands construction

|Date: 24 June, 2021

I Built It | New initiative launched to support Midlands construction

Leaders from construction, academia and recruitment joined forces on the 24th June to launch ‘I Built It’ ...

Leaders from construction, academia and recruitment joined forces on the 24th June to launch ‘I Built It’ — a collaborative initiative set up to help address the significant skills shortage facing the ...

24 June, 2021
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Report finds majority of social housing sector staff have high digital skill levels

|Date: 8 June, 2021

Report finds majority of social housing sector staff have high digital skill levels

A new report published by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has found that 55% of ho ...

A new report published by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has found that 55% of housing association and co-operative senior leaders would rate their staff’s digital skill levels ...

8 June, 2021
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Morgan Sindall Construction brings skills boost to Salford with Knowledge Quad

|Date: 23 April, 2021

Morgan Sindall Construction brings skills boost to Salford with Knowledge Quad

Morgan Sindall Construction has launched its second Knowledge Quad as part of its work on the University ...

Morgan Sindall Construction has launched its second Knowledge Quad as part of its work on the University of Salford’s new Science, Engineering and Environment Building (SEE Building). The Knowledge Qu ...

23 April, 2021
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Baxi Heating | MMC — the catalyst for change

|Date: 25 September, 2020

Baxi Heating | MMC — the catalyst for change

Government support for the pivotal role of modern methods of construction (MMC) in delivering affordable ...

Government support for the pivotal role of modern methods of construction (MMC) in delivering affordable new homes is both welcome and critical if we are to meet climate and productivity targets, addr ...

25 September, 2020
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New Uponor report highlights concerning skills shortage within M&E

|Date: 14 August, 2019

New Uponor report highlights concerning skills shortage within M&E

A skills shortage within M&E is significantly adding to the pressure of those working in the construc ...

A skills shortage within M&E is significantly adding to the pressure of those working in the construction sector who are battling to address the UK’s housing crisis, according to a recent report f ...

14 August, 2019
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Can modular housing address the UK housing crisis?

|Date: 12 July, 2018

Can modular housing address the UK housing crisis?

Ben O’Connor, Development Manager at Kajima, discusses the case for using modular housing to address the ...

Ben O’Connor, Development Manager at Kajima, discusses the case for using modular housing to address the UK’s housing crisis. Modular houses have the potential to ease the current housing crisis in th ...

12 July, 2018
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Framework set to procure a brighter future for North West construction

|Date: 20 February, 2018

Framework set to procure a brighter future for North West construction

Procure North West, a new procurement framework that will actively help tackle the region’s skills shorta ...

Procure North West, a new procurement framework that will actively help tackle the region’s skills shortage, has been launched. Under the framework agreement, contractors will have a responsibility to ...

20 February, 2018
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