Making scaffolding a career of choice
In this Comment piece, Robert Candy, Chief Executive of the Scaffolding Association, talks about workforce issues… The scaffolding and access sector has always had its fair share of challenges. Access to work, labour shortages and payment terms run through the industry like a stick of rock. The UK’s exit from …
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HAVSPRO heralds a unique game changer in effective workforce protection
HAVSPRO, a new solution for the accurate, real-time measurement and monitoring of workplace vibration, will protect employees from Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) and Whole-Body Vibration (WBV), while helping employers to not only meet, but exceed Health & Safety standards. With an estimated two million UK workers exposed to the
New study shows more than 1 in 5 employers will insist on staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19
A new survey from Acas has found that more than 1 in 5 employers plan to implement a ‘no jab no job’ policy in the year ahead for both new and existing staff. Acas commissioned YouGov to ask British businesses about whether they plan to make it a requirement for
Lending to small businesses hits all-time low, new study finds, with six in ten impacted by late payment
New findings from quarterly Small Business Index show successful finance applications plummeting to lowest level on record New findings from quarterly Small Business Index (SBI) show successful finance applications plummeting to lowest level on record Majority of 1,200 respondents say clients are paying late; one in ten plans to downsize
Scaffolding Association welcomes CITB investment plans
Scaffolding Association welcomes CITB plan to invest over £233m to support construction throughout 2022/23. The Business Plan which was published on 18th May responds to the estimated demand for an additional 50,000 workers every year and is primarily focused on securing construction’s talent pipeline. CITB will run and support several initiatives to inspire
Skills Minister meets Kickstart trainees and apprentices at CITB Perry Barr On-site training hub
Minister Burghart called in at CITB’s on-site training hub at the Lendlease site in Perry Barr last week. The training hub will give hundreds of local people the skills to build more than 1,400 homes and start a rewarding career in construction on one of Birmingham’s biggest construction sites.Perry Barr,
BMF forecast highlights price inflation over volume growth
The latest Forecast Report from the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) highlights growing uncertainty in the supply chain, stemming from rising energy prices, which has further increased since the outbreak of war in Ukraine. The Report forecasts annual builders’ merchants sales growth of 6.1% in 2022, but cautions that the majority
Small firms call for action on cost of doing business crisis as GDP falls
Responding to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures showing that GDP fell 0.1% in March and the UK’s trade deficit, at £25.2 billion, is at its greatest since records began, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Martin McTague said: “Our economic recovery is stumbling when it’s barely had a chance to come out of
MHF release dates for June Men’s Health Champion Training
The Men’s Health Forum’s continues its mission to improve the health of men in England, Wales and Scotland, and release the dates for their June Men’s Health Champion Training course. “Almost anyone can train to be a Men’s Health Champion. Champions are often members of a group, club, workplace, company
Lending to small businesses hits all-time low, new study finds, with six in ten impacted by late payment
New findings from quarterly Small Business Index show successful finance applications plummeting to lowest level on record New findings from quarterly Small Business Index (SBI) show successful finance applications plummeting to lowest level on record Majority of 1,200 respondents say clients are paying late; one in ten plans to downsize this year Federation of Small
Scaffolding Association welcomes CITB investment plans
Scaffolding Association welcomes CITB plan to invest over £233m to support construction throughout 2022/23. The Business Plan which was published on 18th May responds to the estimated demand for an additional 50,000 workers every year and is primarily focused on securing construction’s talent pipeline. CITB will run and support several initiatives to inspire people outside of the industry
Lending to small businesses hits all-time low, new study finds, with six in ten impacted by late payment
New findings from quarterly Small Business Index show successful finance applications plummeting to lowest level on record New findings from quarterly Small Business Index (SBI) show successful finance applications plummeting to lowest level on record Majority of 1,200 respondents say clients are paying late; one in ten plans to downsize this year Federation of Small
Scaffolding Association welcomes CITB investment plans
Scaffolding Association welcomes CITB plan to invest over £233m to support construction throughout 2022/23. The Business Plan which was published on 18th May responds to the estimated demand for an additional 50,000 workers every year and is primarily focused on securing construction’s talent pipeline. CITB will run and support several initiatives to inspire people outside of the industry
BMF forecast highlights price inflation over volume growth
The latest Forecast Report from the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) highlights growing uncertainty in the supply chain, stemming from rising energy prices, which has further increased since the outbreak of war in Ukraine. The Report forecasts annual builders’ merchants sales growth of 6.1% in 2022, but cautions that the majority of this year’s growth will
