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First Choice Homes Oldham supports apprentices to flourish

|Date: 8 February, 2024

First Choice Homes Oldham supports apprentices to flourish

Offering practical learning and hands-on experience, apprenticeships can be a great route into the housin ...

Offering practical learning and hands-on experience, apprenticeships can be a great route into the housing and construction professions. First Choice Homes Oldham understands the importance of support ...

8 February, 2024
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Equans wins major energy efficiency refurbishment contract for Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

|Date: 8 November, 2023

Equans wins major energy efficiency refurbishment contract for Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Equans has been appointed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to deliver the refurbishment of ...

Equans has been appointed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to deliver the refurbishment of more than 300 homes. The project will see properties at the Silchester Estate in West London ha ...

8 November, 2023
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New skills partnership aims to upskill 230 West Midlands professionals in retrofit

|Date: 23 August, 2023

New skills partnership aims to upskill 230 West Midlands professionals in retrofit

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed a new skills partnership with The Retrofit Academy ...

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed a new skills partnership with The Retrofit Academy with the aim of fast-tracking the careers of 230 local retrofitters as the region looks to ram ...

23 August, 2023
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Delivering social value on construction projects

|Date: 1 March, 2023

Delivering social value on construction projects

Clare Chamberlain, Head of Construction Category at Crown Commercial Service, discusses the importance of ...

Clare Chamberlain, Head of Construction Category at Crown Commercial Service, discusses the importance of social value in construction projects and gives top tips to ensure it’s not missed off the lis ...

1 March, 2023
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New courses in retrofitting available to boost employment opportunities and support Greater Manchester’s carbon neutral target

|Date: 28 February, 2023

New courses in retrofitting available to boost employment opportunities and support Greater Manchester’s carbon neutral target

New training courses in retrofitting have launched to help individuals boost their careers, while ensurin ...

New training courses in retrofitting have launched to help individuals boost their careers, while ensuring Greater Manchester has a skilled workforce for achieving its carbon neutral ambition by 2038. ...

28 February, 2023
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Homebuilding revolution set to come of age as traditional builders fail to tackle housing crisis

|Date: 3 October, 2022

Homebuilding revolution set to come of age as traditional builders fail to tackle housing crisis

Government backing for modular construction would deliver 20,000 low energy use homes across the UK — cos ...

Government backing for modular construction would deliver 20,000 low energy use homes across the UK — costing 55% less to heat than the average British ‘bricks and mortar’ family house. Planning permi ...

3 October, 2022
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£3m refurbishment of library completed without closing main site

|Date: 6 May, 2022

£3m refurbishment of library completed without closing main site

Work on the refurbishment of a major office space in Enfield has now been completed, delivered on time an ...

Work on the refurbishment of a major office space in Enfield has now been completed, delivered on time and within budget for Enfield Council. The £3m refurbishment of the Edmonton Library Housing Hub, ...

6 May, 2022
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Huge drive for green jobs in Devon as council partners with Retrofit Academy to create energy careers

|Date: 23 February, 2022

Huge drive for green jobs in Devon as council partners with Retrofit Academy to create energy careers

Fully-funded training programmes across all levels are opening up new opportunities in energy efficiency ...

Fully-funded training programmes across all levels are opening up new opportunities in energy efficiency sector at a crucial time. The Retrofit Academy — one of the UK's leading not-for-profit trainin ...

23 February, 2022
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Wates Group joins Northern Coalition on Skills with biggest ever trainee and apprenticeship push

|Date: 7 February, 2022

Wates Group joins Northern Coalition on Skills with biggest ever trainee and apprenticeship push

Wates Group has announced it is joining the Northern Coalition on Skills, further expanding its footprint ...

Wates Group has announced it is joining the Northern Coalition on Skills, further expanding its footprint in the North in support of the national levelling up agenda. To mark National Apprenticeship W ...

7 February, 2022
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Better, Faster, Greener | Introducing Future Homes

|Date: 1 October, 2021

Better, Faster, Greener | Introducing Future Homes

Nottinghamshire based construction company Robert Woodhead Limited has launched a new housing product — F ...

Nottinghamshire based construction company Robert Woodhead Limited has launched a new housing product — Future Home — to tackle the climate emergency and meet housing need faster. The Future Home is a ...

1 October, 2021
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