At Able Skills Construction Training we like to keep up with trends in the industry. This year has seen a huge demand for home improvements. Likely due to people spending more time than usual at home throughout the pandemic. That time has made people want to upgrade their households equalling massive demand for tradespeople of […]
Now that we are getting a hold on the pandemic and life is returning to normal, construction demand is booming. This is great news for all tradespeople across the country. However, this record breaking workload increase in June brought with it new highs in costs, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). In June […]
The construction industry covers a variety of trades, from Bricklaying to Carpentry. And it is arguably the most reliable industry in the UK. Did you know that in 2018 the construction industry was worth a total of £117 Billion? That was 6% of the total economy that year! This is why so many people choose […]
The construction industry is a huge market. In fact, construction output in the UK is more than £110 billion a year and contributes 7% of the countries GDP. Like many industries the trades have been affected by the pandemic. However, one big sign of recovery is companies beginning to hire new staff once again. In […]
Carpentry is a skilled trade and craft in which the work performed is the cutting, shaping, and installation of building materials during the construction and building of houses, ships, timber bridges, and so on. If you choose a career in Carpentry you will be choosing a career in playing a key role in building various […]
Carpentry has been at the heart of construction for thousands of years. With the earliest known examples of carpentry dating back to 4000 BC, there is no construction industry that we as a civilization have relied on so much. With modern technology making the life of a modern-day Carpenter a little bit easier than it […]
The construction industry is a huge part of the UK economy! Like all industries in the UK, the construction industry is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic. However, now that life is getting back to normal, so is the rate of construction. In fact, the industry is booming right now with investments into infrastructure, public sector […]
Now that things are getting back to normal there is a huge demand on tradespeople of all types. People are preparing for a summer without the stress of Covid 19 restrictions and need the workforce of trades to do so. New research from Checkatrade has found that a huge 83% of the population are planning a home […]
Now that we are getting out of lockdown slowly, the construction industry seems eager to get the ball rolling on projects across the country. The first 3-months of the year saw the fastest rate in construction enquiries in the past 10-years! This is great news for everybody in the industry. However, there is a problem. […]
No matter what walk of life you are from there is no doubt that the Covid-19 Pandemic has impacted everyone’s day-to-day lives, some of us more so than others. For some Covid has forced a career change, An example of this is one of our Students here at Able Skills, Kane was a London black […]
Are you interested in completing a Carpentry Qualification? If so Able Skills is the place for you! Our wide range of outstanding carpentry courses are taught at our state-of-the-art training centre located in Dartford. Our instructors are all master craftsmen who have a wealth of experience in both teaching and being on-site, with a student-to-teacher ratio of […]
The Green Homes Grant was supposed to last until 2022, seeing homeowners around the country benefit from environmentally friendly home improvements. However the scheme has been scrapped. This news comes as the Government announces that the scheme wasn’t living up to it’s intention and instead they are now focusing on funding specific green upgrades. The […]
