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Actis gives Government's MMC Taskforce the thumbs up 9 March, 2021 SHARE The programme is aimed at accelerating the delivery of off-site homes across the UK and will work closely with local authorities. Insulation specialist Actis has welcomed the establishment of a Modern Methods of Construction Taskforce, announced in this month's Budget. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government programme, backed by £10 million of seed funding, is aimed at accelerating the delivery of off-site homes across...

By Paul Durrant Back in the season 2008 / 2009 the league was run by two brothers and named the “Sport and Leisure” dart league. They ran a sports shop at Los Dolses, but decided their future was back in the U.K. This was January mid season. Myself and Derek Kingsbury were approached to continue running the league, someone had to, so we agreed. The brothers gladly handed over all relevant matters and as a gesture of goodwill l arranged a farewell ” bon voyage” at Madigans as a thank you for their efforts. ln between times, l ran over the finances, after been given around 250e,and foun...

Green skills gap 'could derail net-zero', major UK construction firms tell Government Representatives from more than a dozen major construction organisations have urged the Government to do more to close the existing green skills gap and to improve the skills pipeline, lest it risk missing its 2050 net-zero target. The paper warns that the existing skills gap for the sector could widen rather than close in the near-term future, without targeted policy action The joint call to action has been made by the likes of Morgan Sindall, Mace Group and Tideway, through a new paper published by think-ta...

The industry’s skills shortage means the UK could be unable to achieve a zero-carbon economy by 2050, a group of industry leaders has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank has warned that policies are needed to address the 750,000 construction workers that could retire or be on the verge of retiring over the next 15 years. The letter, signed by industry leaders on the back of IPPR’s research, has called for increased funding and further education along with expanding apprenticeships. The recommendations also ask the government to legislate to improve pay and c...

A group of industry trade bodies will launch a successor to the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group, which has ceased operations. First established in 1993, the SEC Group gained wide recognition for campaigning against payment malpractice in the industry, championing prompt payment initiatives, project bank accounts and working to reform retentions. The group’s chief executive, Rudi Klein, and chairman, Trevor Hursthouse, stood down at the end of 2020. The new alliance, to be named at its launch event next week, will reassemble most of the trade bodies that comprised the SEC ...