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Talent Retention Scheme aimed at redeploying construction staff that have lost their jobs A talent retention scheme to prevent thousands of staff leaving the industry because of redundancy has been formally set up by the chancellor. Rishi Sunak made the announcement in his summer statement this afternoon which will see an online portal launched later […]
Northumbria University chosen to participate in the project Northumbria University has been chosen to participate in a €4.8 million project to tackle the issue of renovating residential buildings in Europe to make them more energy efficient. More than three-quarters of European residential buildings were constructed before 1990. Many are thermal inefficient and of poor […]
Opinion Piece by David Hopkins, CEO, Timber Trade Federation The pandemic has certainly put us back in touch with nature: there’s less pollution, we’re able to hear birds sing, and there’s a growing appreciation of the importance of biodiversity in our surroundings. The Biophilia movement in construction is also happily gaining ground. Greater use […]
Construction & COVID-19 – How will the construction industry recover? The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown of much of the UK economy from late March have inflicted a massive external shock to UK construction. Added to that, the threat of the worst recession in living memory, is obviously causing major concerns for every business working […]
What has COVID-19 taught us about our impact on the environment? Are you a glass-half-empty person, or a glass-half-full? In other words, can you draw any positives from tragedy that might make undergoing the suffering less meaningless? What have we learned about ourselves and one another throughout the coronavirus crisis that might help us forge […]
June data pointed to a sharp turnaround in the performance of the UK construction sector as the phased restart of work on site helped to lift output volumes and boost business confidence. At the same time, new orders stabilised after three months of sharp declines and purchasing activity expanded at the fastest rate since December […]
The British government has announced a rescue package worth £1.57 billion to help the UK’s arts and culture sector weather the impact of the coronavirus. The measures – which follow Thursday’s #LetTheMusicPlay campaign that saw the UK music industry come together to call for immediate government assistance for the live music business – will see emergency […]
Click here to register now This webinar will cover the following topics: Self-Build options Design & cost considerations Energy efficiency trade offs Personal experiences with self-build The webinar will be followed by a live video Q&A session, hosted by our Managing Director Keira Proctor along with staff from our technical & sales team.
In an open letter, 15 organisations, including the National Housing Federation, Citizens Advice, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, National Energy Action and Greenpeace UK, demand a transformative investment in the insulation and heating of the UK’s housing and buildings to revive the economy, while tackling long-standing environmental and social crises linked to poorly insulated […]
Build, Build, Build – Boris’s promise of a ‘New Deal’ is welcomed by some and debated by others, take a look at their comments.
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