Crane bent over double in storm Katie
Eyewitness have reported a crane bent in half in Greenwich in London and have posted pictures on social media with pictures from @rolfey180 on Twittter who said “Can’t believe what I’ve just…
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Nationaltradesmen.co.uk 9 days until offical launch
Suffolk businessman Greg Nelson is hoping his own great business idea, National Tradesmen, is going to be one of the really successful ones. UCS graduate Greg, from Ipswich, is a…
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New funding to train 45000 construction workers by 2019
Over 45,000 new homebuilding workers will be trained by 2019 to help tackle the nation’s housing shortage through a £2.7 million initiative announced today by the Construction Industry Training Board…
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Solar panel firm fined £153,000 after worker falls from roof
A solar panel firm has been £153,000 after a worker was seriously injured in a fall through a fragile roof light at a private home in Kent. The worker, from…
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Women in construction rises to highest level ever
Figures have revealed that the number of women in the construction industry has reached one of its highest levels since records began. The data, released by the Office for National…
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Nationaltradesmen.co.uk 15 days until launch
Nationaltradesmen.co.uk has been built by tradesmen, for tradesmen. It has been engineered as a tool for construction workers, employers for building sites and larger construction projects, which means the…
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Who owns CITB, CSCS and CPCS ?
We have written on and reported on a number of articles involving the CITB ,CSCS and CPCS all of which have highlighted the issues with fake CSCS cards and corrupt…
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CPCS cheat sheets offered online for £10
The Construction Plant Competence Scheme or CPCS has had a rough time of it lately and now it has even bigger worries, with cheat sheets being sold online…
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90% of applicants for a Skills and Training Fund accepted
A whopping 90% of applicants for a Skills and Training Fund for small firms run by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have had their bids approved. Out of 48…
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