Entries by Lyn

ADSA joins influential IfATE Employer Directory for apprenticeships

The Automatic Doors Suppliers Association (ADSA) can now be found in the Employer Directory, run by the government-backed Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), which aims to heighten industry alignment between apprenticeships and occupational needs. The inclusion rubber-stamps ADSA’s position in spearheading professional standards and its role in developing a future workforce for the […]

Foreign Workers Can Fill the Construction Skills Gap

The UK Government’s proposed loosening of immigration rules will be a positive boost for the construction sector which is struggling to recruit enough workers, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). According to reports, Rishi Sunak’s government is understood to be planning to add construction workers to a “shortage occupation list” in a bid to tackle […]

Coal-Fired Electricity used as French Strikes reduce UK supply

Two coal-fired power stations fired up as extreme cold hits UK This was the first time this winter they have started to produce electricity Two of the UK’s coal-fired power stations that were kept online in case they were needed during the energy crisis have started supplying electricity to British homes for the first time […]

Altrad RMD KWIKFORM HIGHLIGHTS TRAINING

Altrad RMD Kwikform (Altrad RMDK) is highlighting its investment in training the engineers of tomorrow, providing education in local colleges and universities and offering a range of internal apprenticeship programmes.   Altrad RMDK currently employs four apprentices working towards an Honours degree in Civil & Transportation Engineering as part of their Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship […]

Housing supply at risk under proposed planning changes

Up to 77,000 fewer new homes are likely to be built a year for the rest of this decade, slumping to the lowest level since the second world war, according to a new report. Lichfields’ Making a Bad Situation Worse, calculates by 2030 more than a million fewer homes will have been built than anticipated […]

WATER WASTE IS COSTLY

UK SMES MISS OUT ON SAVINGS DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE   A STUDY has revealed that despite widespread concern over costs to businesses and record-high utility bills, 95% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are overlooking obvious cost savings, with the most neglected being water bills.   The independent survey of over 500 UK SMEs […]

RAK Ceramics contribute to Turkey & Syria earthquake relief

RAK Ceramics PJSC (Ticker: RAKCEC: Abu Dhabi), one of the largest ceramics lifestyle solution provider in the world, pledged today support to the victims of the earthquake, that hit parts of Turkey and Syria, by joining hands with Abu Dhabi-based Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation. In efforts to rebuild the earthquake-hit region, RAK Ceramics […]

TRILUX Provides Complete Lighting Solution for Fashion Brand

TRILUX, a leading lighting solutions provider, is proud to announce its successful collaboration with Kromwijk Elektrotechniek to provide a WELL and BREEAM certified lighting and management scheme for the newest distribution centre of fashion brand Scotch & Soda in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. The new distribution centre has 16 loading docks, a large office, and a car […]

ROCKWOOL® launches recladding guide

Stone wool insulation manufacturer, ROCKWOOL®, has added to its suite of industry support resources with the launch of the Recladding with ROCKWOOL guide for specifiers. Following the ban on combustible materials in relevant new buildings over 18 metres (ADB updated for England June 2022), many building owners are recladding existing buildings with non-combustible materials that […]