Construction News | Building News | LondonLovesBusiness https://londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/business/construction/ Business News Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:39:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/LLB-favicon.jpg Construction News | Building News | LondonLovesBusiness https://londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/business/construction/ 32 32 Post-Brexit migration continues to exacerbate existing skills shortages https://londonlovesbusiness.com/post-brexit-migration-continues-to-exacerbate-existing-skills-shortages/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:39:49 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=135947 Low levels of awareness and engagement with the Points-Based System (PBS) post-Brexit continue to exacerbate existing skills shortages within the sector, according to the latest Migration and Construction report by…

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]]> Construction hungry for new talent as one in four women open to skilled trades https://londonlovesbusiness.com/construction-hungry-for-new-talent-as-one-in-four-women-open-to-skilled-trades/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:11:11 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=135716 New research from Trade-Up, a sector-wide campaign set up to train and up-skill tradespeople, exposes the industry’s talent barriers that stifle new entrants.   Trade-Up commissioned an independent survey among 2,087…

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]]> World’s largest asset management company to create and ‘investment fund to restore economy of Ukraine’ https://londonlovesbusiness.com/worlds-largest-asset-management-company-to-create-and-investment-fund-to-restore-economy-of-ukraine/ Sun, 07 May 2023 12:36:08 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=134224 BlackRock who are the world’s largest asset management company will create an “investment fund” to restore the “economy of Ukraine” after a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine’s Economy Ministry…

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]]> Construction employment expected to fall for first time since 2014 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/construction-employment-expected-to-fall-for-first-time-since-2014/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:39:40 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=132876 The latest research by tax specialists, RIFT, has highlighted how a cooling housing market is likely to spell trouble for the UK construction sector, with a potential decline in employment…

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]]> Police data reveals 70% of London boroughs have seen an increased rise in tool theft https://londonlovesbusiness.com/police-data-reveals-70-of-london-boroughs-have-seen-an-increased-rise-in-tool-theft/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:12:02 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=132812 Metropolitan Police data has revealed that 34,712 tools were reported stolen in London from 2021 to 2022 compared to 21,445 tools from 2019 to 2020, an FOI request has found.…

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]]> London revealed as country’s worst region for apprenticeship starts despite capital’s huge construction needs https://londonlovesbusiness.com/london-revealed-as-countrys-worst-region-for-apprenticeship-starts-despite-capitals-huge-construction-needs/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:00:32 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=132438 The new UK Trade Skills Index 2023 reveals an ‘alarming’ skills gap engulfing construction sector – with London bottom of the league for apprenticeship starters. New report released ahead of…

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]]> Construction sector contracts for first time in 18 months https://londonlovesbusiness.com/construction-sector-contracts-for-first-time-in-18-months/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:22:19 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=127195 July data pointed to a reduction in UK construction output for the first time in one-and-a-half years. Lower volumes of residential work and civil engineering activity more than offset a…

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]]> Rye Demolition commences carbon-reduced regeneration of Aldershot town centre https://londonlovesbusiness.com/rye-demolition-commences-carbon-reduced-regeneration-of-aldershot-town-centre/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 12:09:14 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=121251 Industry leading demolition experts Rye Group have been awarded a contract as part of the ongoing regeneration of Aldershot town centre. This will create a modern new urban quarter, following…

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]]> UK plastic waste innovators secure Greece road repairs contract https://londonlovesbusiness.com/uk-plastic-waste-innovators-secure-greece-road-repairs-contract/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:49:42 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=116297 Roadfill, a UK company which has developed a unique solution using plastic waste to repair and maintain roads, has been awarded a contract to supply its product for roadworks in…

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]]> The impact of construction on climate change https://londonlovesbusiness.com/the-impact-of-construction-on-climate-change/ Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:37:51 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=115488 London is home to hundreds of construction sites at any one time. With each new project comes building on green space, carbon emissions, water, noise and air pollution, all of…

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