Angry training providers and workers are complaining that CPCS are not providing the minimum service that they should be, the plant operators skills card scheme has been dogged by complaints…
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The Government has pledged up to £1bn to small house builders in new scheme to give loans to help small and medium-sized builders to get a foothold in the house…
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In a U turn the Government has pledged to spend £500m reopening old railway connections in a move to roll back the Beeching era of cuts to the network. Grant…
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A tool thief who broke into the site stole thousands of pounds’ worth of power tools from a construction site in Dover has been jailed. Canterbury Crown Court heard how…
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A ground-breaking new scheme which offers prisoners paid work on construction sites is helping individuals return to the community and reduce reoffending. The Brighter Pathways programme – a partnership between…
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Property owner Michael Cutmore and building contractors B and S BM Limited have both been sentenced after a refurbishment project of an old hotel was found to contain asbestos containing…
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Nationaltradesmen.co.uk has learnt that some of the biggest names in construction are vowing to drive out unscrupulous umbrella companies who exploit workers by charging high fees and denying them holiday…
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An unregistered plumbing and heating contractor has been fined for carrying out illegal gas work that put a number of homes at risk. Truro Crown Court heard that, from January…
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If you have phoned the CSCS for a new card this January you will know that they aren’t issuing new cards as they are swapping over to a new system…
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A brand new private members bill is being launched in the “House of Lords” today in the latest bid to toughen-up late payment legislation which has blighted the construction industry…
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