New research suggests training, such as carpentry courses, could help to keep employees happy in the workplace if no promotions or pay rises are possible. The study conducted by Perspective – an organisation focused on learning management – found that nearly half of the 3,000 respondents to a poll would be happy to learn new […]
Output in the construction industry appears to be stabilising, according to a new study. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics indicate that the amount of new work rose by one per cent in the second quarter of this year compared with the first period of 2009. The total volume of construction output this […]
Many people with bricklaying or carpentry training may find that they have to work from heights from time to time. Now, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned of the danger of working on or maintaining a fragile roof. Recently, a Scottish company was fined £6,000 after a 19-year-old worker fell ten metres into […]
The government is holding back the construction industry. That is according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), which has claimed that although there has been an increase in new constructions, the government could still do more. Brian Berry, director of external affairs at the FMB, said that the problem with mortgage liquidity was one […]
The rate at which construction in the UK has declined has eased. That is according to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply/Markit construction purchasing managers index, which discovered that 19 per cent of builders reported a rise in activity last month. David Noble, chief executive at the institute, said that optimism was beginning to […]
