The Construction Industry Training Board has launched a new Accelerated Apprenticeships programme to help deliver the government’s homebuilding goal of 1.5m new homes by 2029.
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As HyKit launched its first mobile hydrogen refueller, effectively a bowser for hydrogen, executive chair Jo Bamford talked to The Construction Index about building a global supply chain for the fuel.
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The Architects Registration Board's chair Alan Kershaw has been reappointed by the Privy Council for a further two-year term, as the profession continues a significant programme of reform.
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Mark Stuart, joint MD of Stuart Energy, has joined MukAway as a non-executive director. The appointment of the power and equipment hire specialist comes as the waste compliance and reuse platform seeks to extend its reach.
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Accountants Menzies have surveyed the building sector, with Censuswide, and found 93% facing late payments, with invoices now 53 days overdue on average.
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JJ Sugrue has brought two new Hyundai compact excavators from recently appointed dealer Tobin Plant.
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SNIPEF, the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation, has appointed its 102nd president, Steve Craig.
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Property maintenance and specialist coatings business Hankinson Whittle has acquired Fire Protection Compliance Ltd (FPC).
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Construction material distributor BRCK Group PLC has agreed to acquire fencing manufacturer H. S. Jackson & Son, paying £15m for the business and £4.9m for land and property.
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DB Cargo UK has invested £8.5m, using a credit line from Siemens Financial Services, to buy seven new LH 40 material handlers from Liebherr, supporting the low carbon delivery of aggregates by rail.
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Alliance Tool Hire has invested £900,000 in more than twenty new delivery vehicles.
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Dave Castle, chief operating officer of MKM Building Supplies, has been appointed as a board adviser to the Builders Merchants Federation.
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