Construction vacancies are at an all-time high with over 50,000 live vacancies. As construction workers reach retirement age and fewer workers replace them there is a concern about skill shortages. In 2020 employment levels in the industry fell by 0.7% and vacancies increased by 213.4% in Q3 with a decline of 53.9% in applications per…
In honour of International Women’s Day #breakthebias campaign, we look at why women are put off going into construction and what we can do to encourage more women into the industry. The construction industry employs around 2.1 million people in the UK. The Women in Construction summit stated that only 11% of these were women….
Each year there are around 13,000 occupational deaths linked to respiratory disease Every day on-site, construction workers come across multiple hazards. In recent years the death rate linked to respiratory disease has increased drastically, a large proportion of these are not linked to asbestos, as was the case a few years ago. This blog will…
What has happened to our high streets and how can we bring them back to life? Over the last few years, a lot has changed within the retail industry, with more shoppers going online for convenience. In 2020, 17,500 stores closed their doors permanently this included some of the biggest brands in the UK such…
Currently the Construction Industry can account for 33% of the Uk’s carbon emissions
