by Lynne Gowers | Dec 27, 2018 | Agencies, Contractors, Liquid Friday, Construction industry
As we kick off 2019, we’re jumping on the bandwagon of all the 2018 countdown shows on telly over the festive period, with our top blog posts of the year. With a little help from Google Analytics here are the top five “old acquaintances” (see what we did there?), from...
by Lynne Gowers | Nov 22, 2018 | Agencies, Construction industry
A construction boss convicted of a £4.2m CIS tax fraud has finally been jailed after fleeing the country 12 years ago. Thomas O’Connor was convicted of the fraud in 2006 but escaped to Ireland before starting his four and a half year prison sentence. Bogus invoices...
by Lynne Gowers | Nov 5, 2018 | Agencies, Contractors, Construction industry
Civil engineering contractors are warning that the sector is facing serious skills shortages. Analysis of responses from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA)’s latest quarterly workload trends survey show that it has never been more difficult to...
by Lynne Gowers | Oct 1, 2018 | General News, Construction industry
Every year more construction workers are killed by suicide than falls. Isn’t that shocking? Mates in Mind is a registered charity dedicated to raising awareness and addressing the stigma of poor mental health in the UK construction industry. “No health without mental...
by Lynne Gowers | Jul 30, 2018 | Construction industry
The Construction Products Association (CPA)’s Summer Forecast had both good news and bad for the industry. Economists at the trade body have reported that growth for the whole of 2018 is set to fall to 0.6%, in the first dip for 5 years. But they anticipate that...
by Lynne Gowers | Jul 17, 2018 | Contractors, Construction industry
From this September, the cost of a skills card issued by the Construction Skills Certification Scheme is to rise to £36, that’s a rise of 20% from the current fee of £30. The increase will take effect from the 1st September 2018 and is the first price hike in 8 years....