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New Careers Hub gives retrofit clients and contractors access to fresh talent

|Date: 12 June, 2023

New Careers Hub gives retrofit clients and contractors access to fresh talent

As over a billion pounds in funding has become available for large-scale, high-quality retrofit projects, ...

As over a billion pounds in funding has become available for large-scale, high-quality retrofit projects, housing associations, social housing providers, local authorities and contractors can now acce ...

12 June, 2023
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Industry panel discussion highlights tipping point for retrofit

|Date: 7 June, 2023

Industry panel discussion highlights tipping point for retrofit

The retrofit industry is at a tipping point ahead of a period of development and growth, an industry pane ...

The retrofit industry is at a tipping point ahead of a period of development and growth, an industry panel discussion at Innovation Zero 2023 concluded. The panel, entitled Retrofitting the Built Envi ...

7 June, 2023
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Keepmoat supports Yorkshire prison to reduce reoffending rates with bricklaying academy

|Date: 30 May, 2023

Keepmoat supports Yorkshire prison to reduce reoffending rates with bricklaying academy

Keepmoat and His Majesty’s Prison Service are tackling reoffending crime rates across Yorkshire with a ne ...

Keepmoat and His Majesty’s Prison Service are tackling reoffending crime rates across Yorkshire with a new bricklaying academy, designed to enable prisoners to unlock employment opportunities on their ...

30 May, 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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Building skills for life and empowering change: Social change organisation renovating homes and transforming lives in South Wales

|Date: 3 May, 2023

Building skills for life and empowering change: Social change organisation renovating homes and transforming lives in South Wales

An unemployed woman from Neath in South Wales, who lacked the confidence, skills, and qualifications to k ...

An unemployed woman from Neath in South Wales, who lacked the confidence, skills, and qualifications to kick-start her career, has now secured a job in the construction industry following a placement ...

3 May, 2023
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Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry

|Date: 10 March, 2023

Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry

Timber Development has unveiled a comprehensive Timber Skills Action Plan in partnership with the HCI Ski ...

Timber Development has unveiled a comprehensive Timber Skills Action Plan in partnership with the HCI Skills Gateway, aimed at equipping the UK construction industry with the necessary skills to incre ...

10 March, 2023
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Greater Manchester secures £7m funding to help people fast track into jobs

|Date: 15 February, 2023

Greater Manchester secures £7m funding to help people fast track into jobs

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has secured £7m from the Department for Education for the ne ...

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has secured £7m from the Department for Education for the next phase of Skills Bootcamps in the city-region, which aim to help people get into employment i ...

15 February, 2023
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Solvares Field Service and Infinity Group announce Saxon Weald as first joint housing customer

Morgan Sindall celebrates topping out milestone at £19m hostels for homeless families in Camden

EDAROTH secures BOPAS certification with 100-year durability status

VASO by Eco appointed to the Social Housing Emerging Disruptors (SHED) 5 Framework

Redeveloped housing scheme in Northumberland welcomes its first residents

Why retrofit must be understood as a place-based strategy

Magna Housing achieves Aico’s Housing Professional Quality Standard

Early Awaab’s Law data shows strong compliance but growing pressure on capacity and consistency

Leicester residents receive winter warmth packages through council-contractor partnership

BSRIA publishes guidance on damp and mould risks

Keepmoat supports Yorkshire prison to reduce reoffending rates with bricklaying academy

Keepmoat supports Yorkshire prison to reduce reoffending rates with bricklaying academy

Building skills for life and empowering change: Social change organisation renovating homes and transforming lives in South Wales

Building skills for life and empowering change: Social change organisation renovating homes and transforming lives in South Wales

Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry

Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry