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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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Mears Group named as one of the top 10 big companies to work for in the UK

|Date: 20 November, 2023

Mears Group named as one of the top 10 big companies to work for in the UK

Mears Group’s commitment to engaging with and supporting its workforce has been recognised as it has been ...

Mears Group’s commitment to engaging with and supporting its workforce has been recognised as it has been named one of the top 10 big companies to work for in the UK. The specialist housing provider, ...

20 November, 2023
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VIVID closes the gap in its gender pay

|Date: 2 November, 2023

VIVID closes the gap in its gender pay

Following the release of its latest report, housing association VIVID is delighted to announce that it ha ...

Following the release of its latest report, housing association VIVID is delighted to announce that it has closed its gender pay gap. After making steady progress over recent years, the housing provid ...

2 November, 2023
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Partnership set to accelerate green skills and retrofit jobs for upgrading millions of homes in the South East

|Date: 20 September, 2023

Partnership set to accelerate green skills and retrofit jobs for upgrading millions of homes in the South East

A breakthrough partnership that will accelerate the development of green skills, and improve social housi ...

A breakthrough partnership that will accelerate the development of green skills, and improve social housing infrastructure in the South East, has been announced. The Retrofit Academy and the Greater S ...

20 September, 2023
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The construction industry faces standstill — unless it addresses the barriers to development and growth

|Date: 14 April, 2023

The construction industry faces standstill — unless it addresses the barriers to development and growth

The Future of Construction — an initiative run by framework provider Pagabo and its parent company The 55 ...

The Future of Construction — an initiative run by framework provider Pagabo and its parent company The 55 Group — has published a white paper that gives unique insight from industry leaders on the big ...

14 April, 2023
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Wider adoption of real Living Wage could boost Greater Manchester economy by tens of millions of pounds, research reveals

|Date: 15 November, 2022

Wider adoption of real Living Wage could boost Greater Manchester economy by tens of millions of pounds, research reveals

Wider adoption of the real Living Wage could provide an economic boost worth tens of millions of pounds t ...

Wider adoption of the real Living Wage could provide an economic boost worth tens of millions of pounds to Greater Manchester’s economy, according to new research published as Living Wage Week 2022 ge ...

15 November, 2022
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Liberty completes second new-build scheme in Wrexham

|Date: 28 October, 2022

Liberty completes second new-build scheme in Wrexham

Liberty is changing the landscape of Wrexham for the second time in as many years as 13 new homes are bui ...

Liberty is changing the landscape of Wrexham for the second time in as many years as 13 new homes are built in Plas Madoc. The scheme, valued at over £2.6m, was delivered on behalf of Wrexham County B ...

28 October, 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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Mears | Our six principles to stand by during the pandemic

|Date: 7 May, 2020

Mears | Our six principles to stand by during the pandemic

When people ask what Mears did during the coronavirus outbreak, most of us will be able to say proudly th ...

When people ask what Mears did during the coronavirus outbreak, most of us will be able to say proudly that we carried on doing our jobs to ensure that those who are vulnerable could stay in their hom ...

7 May, 2020
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