October 2012

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  1. Painter-decorator vying to be UK Worker of the Year

    Painter-decorator vying to be UK Worker of the Year

    A young painter-decorator from Suffolk will find out this week whether she is the UK Worker of the Year.

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  2. Minister calls for more smaller builders in government procurement

    Minister calls for more smaller builders in government procurement

    The cabinet minister with responsibility for construction has said that there must be more opportunities for smaller contractors in government procurement.

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  3. How can construction emerge from recession too?

    How can construction emerge from recession too?

    Analysts weigh in on how the construction industry can follow the national economy out of recession.

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  4. Scottish Water bolsters plumbing staff for winter services

    Scottish Water bolsters plumbing staff for winter services

    Scottish Water is preparing an army of plumbing staff to make sure it can handle the effects of a harsh winter.

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  5. Locked and loaded: the new semi-automatic screwdriver from Worx

    Locked and loaded: the new semi-automatic screwdriver from Worx

    Worx launches new semi-automatic screwdriver just in time for Christmas.

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  6. Site carpentry students recognised in national competition

    Site carpentry students recognised in national competition

    Two budding carpenters from Plymouth have seen their skills recognised in a prestigious national competition.

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  7. Electrician volunteers expertise to help Chad charity

    Electrician volunteers expertise to help Chad charity

    Salisbury electrician volunteers time to help a Chad charity.

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  8. Plasterer channels energy into own restoration project

    Plasterer channels energy into own restoration project

    A Bristol plasterer has used his construction skills to complete his own historic restoration project.

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  9. FMB makes recommendations on back of bleak trade report

    FMB makes recommendations on back of bleak trade report

    A difficult State of Trade report from the FMB has led the organisation to appeal to the government to ease regulatory burdens on construction SMEs.

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  10. Prince's Trust helps young tradesmen to start businesses

    Prince's Trust helps young tradesmen to start businesses

    Two young tradesmen from Lincolnshire have won funding from The Prince’s Trust to help start their own businesses.

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  11. Teen starts plumbing career through placard campaign

    Teen starts plumbing career through placard campaign

    A Grimsby teenager has won a plumbing apprenticeship after mounting his ambitions to a placard and standing outside a plumbing supplies store.

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  12. Trade bodies call for funding to encourage new building

    Trade bodies call for funding to encourage new building

    National Federation of Builders and the Federation of Master Builders call for increased funding aid for building projects, to support the economy and building jobs.

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