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Plans to simplify consumer rights could benefit well-trained tradesmen.

Demand for construction staff grows after a period of contraction.

A young bricklayer is picking up more skills – and awards – by training as a master stonemason.

Calls have been made to address the structure and subjects of construction apprenticeships, after figures showed that the number being offered has fallen significantly.

Botched DIY creates work for tradespeople

Homeowners welcome female plumber option.

Expert knowledge and a ready smile valued in tradesmen, survey finds.

Trades training not just for men

Accredited training can help tradesmen reassure customers.

A Derbyshire home improvements company has shown that nurturing the talent of its employees while providing impeccable client care has been pivotal to thriving during the economic crisis.

A drive to bring empty homes in Rochdale back into use is enlisting the skills of unemployed trainee tradesmen and women to carry out the work.

Suffolk masonry products manufacturer, Lignacite, has produced what it claims to be the "world’s first carbon-negative building block”.