Housing minister Brandon Lewis has called on house-builders to increase their use of prefabrication and off-site construction to speed up the supply of ‘affordable’ new homes. In a speech to the National Housing Federation’s annual conference yesterday he said that…
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State of trade survey confirms continuing market improvement
Business is continuing to improve for members of the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES), with increased order books and enquiries being reported more or less across the board, according to the latest state of trade research carried out among…
Amazon deal gives green light to Principal Place construction
Construction is aimed to start this month on the Principal Place development based in London, after an online retailer Amazon, agreed to move in on completion. Principal Place is a £300m mixed-use development designed by Foster & Partners on Norton…
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Multi-million pound construction opportunity for builders in Newcastle
Builders in north east England are invited to a free event at Newcastle Racecourse on 11 September to find out about work opportunities in the area. Constructionline, the government-owned database of contractors, is hosting the ‘Meet the Buyer’ session to…
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FMB urges young people to consider apprenticeship
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is urging young people to consider a construction apprenticeship as a real and viable alternative to doing A-Levels, as the industry looks to fill 182,000 jobs in the next five years. The building industry…
Tagged with: A-Levels, apprenticeship, builders, building, construction, DIY, Federation of Master Builders, FMB, jobs, Sarah McMonagle
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