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The new C.K Flexible Shafted Screwdriver 4760 has been hailed by focus groups as future must-have tool for British tradesmen.

The Specialist Group has made use of the Totally Tools tradeshow to showcase its most exciting new products.

LG Harris & Co Ltd has been one of the many tool manufacturers that have displayed at the Totally Tools and Totally DIY tradeshows this week.

The National Specialist Contractors Council’s latest State of Trade Survey has shown that specialist workers have recently seen an uptick in work prospects.

ONS figures have offered some cause for modest optimism for the construction sector in the UK in 2013.

World Plumbing Day, which is taking place on 11 March this year, will highlight the crucial work being carried out by plumbers across the globe.

The FMB is imploring the Government to do more to stimulate the British construction sector, particularly for small companies and independent traders.

A leading Yorkshire business representative has said that vocational training in schools, in areas such as woodwork, metalwork and domestic science, are vital and must be supported.

New research has shown that many homes on the private rental market are eligible for Green Deal upgrades – and the tenants are all for it!

The schism between available jobs and a dearth of appropriate skills must be remedied by government actions, a City and Guilds executive has claimed.

CITB-ConstructionSkills has released a three-year plan to ensure that UK construction workers have the necessary training to fulfil industry demand.

Construction contractors in the North East are being sought after for domestic improvement and construction work by Wates Living Space.