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MAC recommendations would cripple construction

Published date: 18 September 2018

The MAC report, which sets out a series of recommendations for the new immigration policy post-Brexit, would cripple construction....

Skills shortage will hamper housing delivery

Published date: 12 September 2018

Small house builders predict that skills shortages in the building industry will hamper housing delivery...

Solving the skills crisis is top of my agenda

Published date: 11 September 2018

Attracting more young people into the sector is top of the agenda for Arthur McArdle, the new National President of the Federation of Master...

Builders spend 2 ½ years driving their van

Published date: 11 September 2018

Builders spend 2 ½ years driving their van over the course of their working lives and almost one year trying to locate a particular tool...

Drop in EU migrant workers sounds alarm bell for UK construction

Published date: 23 August 2018

The drop in EU net migration has sounded alarm bells for the UK construction industry....

Half of UK’s young people feel pressured to go to uni

Published date: 23 August 2018

Half of the UK’s 18-24 year olds felt pressurised to go to university....

No sign of Brexit nerves in construction

Published date: 25 July 2018

Construction SMEs enjoyed rising workloads in the second quarter of 2018....

Scottish builders stand resilient

Published date: 25 July 2018

Scottish construction SMEs enjoyed strong growth in the second quarter of 2018...

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