The Chancellor Rishi Sunak today set out a ‘Plan for Jobs’ that will spur the UK’s recovery from the Coronavirus outbreak. Delivering his Summer Economic Update in Parliament, the Chancellor announced a package of measures to support jobs in every part of the country, give businesses the confidence to retain and hire, and provide people More Info »
PM Boris Johnson has announced the most radical reforms to our planning system since the Second World War, making it easier to build better homes where people want to live. New regulations will give greater freedom for buildings and land in our town centres to change use without planning permission and create new homes from More Info »
Mates in Mind rolls out free mental health workshops for those most at risk during COVID-19 pandemic
Mates in Mind are rolling out free mental health workshops for those most at risk during the global pandemic, with the support of Tideway, the company building London’s new super sewer. In light of the challenges posed by the current COVID-19 crisis, it is expected that workplace mental health issues, already a pervasive challenge, will More Info »
WaterSafe has launched a film featuring its plumbing members, water companies and customers to recruit more qualified professionals to its register. With versions aimed at plumbers in Wales and Northern Ireland, the film sees WaterSafe members asking: Are you a proper plumber? It has been released to encourage qualified plumbers to sign up to the UK approval register More Info »
Baxi Heating UK trial ‘mobile phone-style’ bundles combining heating system and energy bills for a fixed monthly price Bristol Energy trial selling both fixed price and PAYG heat-as-a-service In an industry first, two British companies have successfully trialled selling ‘heat-as-as-service’, in a move that experts believe will pave the way for the low carbon retrofit revolution. More Info »
Leading online construction publisher, On The Tools, commissioned a poll on Facebook and Instagram, to establish how many people within the construction industry would be participating in the 2019 General Election. 31% of those polled on Facebook, and a staggering 49.5% of those polled on Instagram, stated that they would not vote. On the Tools More Info »
Free training to help installers upskill and succeedin the digital economy to be offered Leading roof window manufacturer,VELUX®, is inviting tradespeople to attend their first ever Installer Conference in London on 13 November.The event will give industry professionals, business partners and their apprentices an exclusive first-look at an exciting new range of productsby VELUX, who More Info »
Following the release of the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) annual figures for Great Britain, the Managing Director of Mates in Mind urges employers to ensure that they are investing in their people rather than paying lip service to addressing mental health. This comes as the HSE reports the number of cases of work-related stress, More Info »
We have issued notices to terminate contracts with 3aaa. Since the closure of 3aaa, we have established a taskforce to implement alternative arrangements for apprentices and their employers. We are working to ensure that every apprentice is transferred to another provider to complete their apprenticeship. Employers Employers who pay the levy can make their own More Info »
Introduction Thank you, Dean, for that kind introduction. It’s great to be back at Policy Exchange – my first time as Housing Secretary. I welcome this first opportunity to provide a sense of some of my priorities and the agenda before me in my new role. Having previously covered the Immigration and Northern Ireland briefs, More Info »