August 2015

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  1. Rebuilding Construction: Brick Shortages Ease in UK

    Rebuilding Construction: Brick Shortages Ease in UK

    A UK wide brick shortage which left many in the construction industry paying a premium for basic materials is finally easing according to August’s figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Recent shortages have caused costs to escalate, while depriving many contractors of the choice they want from suppliers, resulting in less-than-perfect, over budget […]

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  2. Major Contractors to be Hit With Foreign Labour Wage Claims

    Major Contractors to be Hit With Foreign Labour Wage Claims

    A legal change designed to prevent UK contractors from using cheap migrant labour has been slipped into a new directive launched to help enforce the EU posted workers directive. The original EU posted workers directive has been in place for a number of years, introduced to stop posted workers being paid less than native workers, […]

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  3. 3 Essential Features for Your Trades Website

    3 Essential Features for Your Trades Website

    From your dentist and your local farm shop, to your dear old nan – virtually every one and every business has an online presence these days. If you’re keen to see how promoting your trade online could boost your business, it’s time to start building your website. .. For self-employed tradespeople, your website doesn’t need […]

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  4. Get Started in Bricklaying

    Get Started in Bricklaying

    (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3″; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’)); Simon is here again demonstrating the erection of the brickwork. He is incorporating brick on and above the pre formed lintel for the window. For more information on all of […]

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  5. Decorating is for everyone!

    Decorating is for everyone!

    We have a great range of painting and decoration courses here at Able Skills that are available for anyone with or without experience in this industry. We constantly have students doing short and long courses getting qualifications and NVQ’s which is great for their futures because it means that they are able to go out […]

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