A NEW, cross industry report calls for a modular approach to training and qualifying the UK construction industry. The Boosting Routes Into Industry: An Employer’s Perspective report, produced after the National Open College Network (NOCN) consulted with employers, found that all existing training routes into the industry should be retained and streamlined. However, the report
A NOTTINGHAM roofer who fell 35ft and landed on concrete has walked again despite extensive serious injuries. Simon Bell, 58, from Burton Joyce, was working on a roof in May 2023 when he fell from the two-storey building. Simon suffered a brain injury, internal bleeding and damage to his internal organs, and had fractured his
VIVALDA GROUP, the UK’s largest distributor of rainscreen facades, has expanded its product range to include a new, UK designed and manufactured solid aluminium cladding system called MetSkin. MetSkin HOOK ON system Supplied as a whole tested and warranted system, MetSkin is manufactured within the group by MSP Façade Solutions, which has more than 30
SIKA, the global chemicals company specialising in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting, has joined The Rooflight Association as an Associate Member. The membership follows a presentation covering Sika’s sealing and adhesive solutions relevant to rooflighting applications given by Sika’s Ali Aydogan, at The Rooflight Association’s
IAN HARTE has paid a visit to the newly opened Travis Perkins branch in Leeds, just under a mile from Leeds United’s iconic Elland Road stadium. The former Leeds, Reading, Bournemouth and Ireland left-back met with colleagues at the branch and participated in some Soccer AM style challenges with customers, including hitting a football into
DEPOLITICISING planning and offering more help for first-time buyers would speed up housebuilding according to SME developers’ comments in a recent study. More than 90% of the 303 respondents cited planning permission delays as a major growth barrier in the Homebuilders Federation’s fourth annual State of Play survey. SMEs would like to see local councils’ planning
FORKLIFT OPERATORS at Russell Roof Tiles’ depots at Burton and at Lockerbie in Scotland have given the thumbs up to state-of-the-art electric trucks delivered last year. The investment in 11 Linde Material Handling (UK) X-range forklifts represents a powerful commitment to carbon reduction by Russell Roof Tiles. The manufacturer is a major UK supplier of
THE CONSTRUCTION industry accounted for 12% of UK business failures in 2023 – the second highest sector in the UK. A total of 1,641 businesses, 200 of which came from the construction industry, filed for administration last year, according to analysis by law firm Shakespeare Martineau. The number of administrations marked a 22% increase compared to
AN ANNUAL award given to Dundee City Council’s Construction Services Apprentice of the Year has been picked up this year by a roofer. Ruaraidh Harris, in his second year as a built-up flat roofer, was presented with the Bill McKay Trophy on 24 January 2024. The award recognises the apprentice who has achieved the best
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT is forecast to fall by 2.1% this year due to falls in private housing new build and repair, maintenance and improvement (rm&i) – the two largest construction sectors. According to the Construction Products Association’s Winter Forecast, construction output will rise by 2.0% in 2025 in line with falling interest rates and a general
