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Scaffolding firms have faced unprecedented challenges and opportunities from Brexit and the pandemic. Chronic labour shortages worsened as EU workers

This year marks 150 years since the first edition of Construction News was published in 1871. To help mark the anniversary, three long-serving industry leaders tell Lem Bingley how the industry has transformed in their own lifetimes Trad Group chief executive Des Moore believes construction remains an entrepreneurial sector where people can “make it to a position that matches their ability”, irrespective of their starting point. Trad, founded in 1971, is 50 years old this year. Moore left...

KJB Law welcomes three new solicitors… Susu Huang, left, Ivan Golem and Firmin Kwong. “We’re a firm that cares for its staff and its clients, and we wanted to ensure we were able to continue to provide high service levels to our clients without overworking our staff,” says Jo Twible. With a focus on consistent and sustained growth, KJB Law has appointed three new commercial lawyers to its team. This is a sponsored post. WITH a focus on consistent and sustained growth, KJB Law has appoin...

Seafood exporters see positive signs in China despite COVID concerns, shipping crunch By Share Seafood exporters are predicting a recovery in the Chinese seafood market this year after a bruising 2020. China’s economic outlook improved last week, after it reported overall GDP growth of 2.3 percent for 2020, after a strong recovery in the fourth quarter. The country has weathered the last year better than most large Western economies, which spent far more on support to laid-off workers, c...

The Cumberland has achieved a seal of excellence from online customer review company Feefo. The building society got the Platinum Trusted Service Award, based on its customers ratings, after it landed its third gold award on the platform three years running. Feefo is review and customer insights technology company that provides businesses with the tools to collect real, purchase-verified reviews. The gold award is given to businesses who have collected 50 or more highly rated Feefo serv...

Platinum service award for the Cumberland It was awarded the Platinum Trusted Service Award. It has been awarded after the building society landed its third Feefo Gold Award in three years. The annual awards recognise businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, given to businesses that use Feefo to collect reviews and insights, and are based on the number of reviews and its average customer rating. Chief executive Des Moore said: “We are very proud to receive this award from Feefo, ...

The time the Arctic Bar went in the drink Fishermen went "dipnetting" for floating bottles in Thomas Basin By DAVE KIFFER Friday PM (SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - Just about every time there is a high tide in Ketchikan Creek or a storm swells the runoff from Granite Basin, someone mentions the time the Arctic Bar literally "went into the drink." Not everyone gets the date correct, some people think it happened back in the 1930s, others are convinced it was the 1940s ...