The board of a new multi-million pound arts centre in Belfast is blaming the Northern Irish executive for holding up funds and construction jobs. Jorris Minne, chairman of the centre has claimed that over 400 jobs are being delayed because of a lack of funds. The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure has not yet […]
People with qualifications from bricklaying courses or with electrician training could benefit from a new framework for the construction of new housing in London. According to cnplus.co.uk, nearly 30 construction firms are competing for four positions on the £348 million framework in the London Borough of Hackney, which will cover house building and maintenance work. […]
Northern Ireland finance minister Sammy Wilson has promised 10,000 more social and affordable homes by 2013. His comments come after a meeting with representatives from the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations, which questioned the level of funding for social housing. Mr Wilson, speaking after the meeting, suggested that the there were "unprecedented levels of […]
Able Skills now has 2 Electrical Training Centre’s which has enabled us to separate our ‘Domestic Electrics’ from the more technical areas. We have been teaching Electrical based courses for 5 years now and we have finally reached the stage where we have a ‘Technical Centre of Excellence’ and a Centre dedicated solely to the […]
