Two construction firms benefit from apprenticeship sholarship
Two construction firms have benefited from a national scholarship scheme which enables them to take on an apprentice who is entirely funded to work for them for 12 months. The initiative was launched by leading construction audit, contract and payroll provider, Hudson Contract, to celebrate its 20th anniversary and also provide opportunities for two More...
Two thirds of electricians want their children to take up the trade
Amid crippling university fees and a sluggish graduate employment market, new research1 by Newey & Eyre reveals that the many of today’s electrical contractors would rather their children take up the trade More...
Builders’ merchant Jewson has named Carley Doolan as the winner of its Young Tradesperson of the Year competition. The judges commented that Carley, aged 27, from Newcastle, is a hugely talented and focussed More...
Metrotile appoint Glenn Everest to lead training
Lightweight steel roofing company Metrotile UK has announced the appointment of Glenn Everest to lead its training operations. Glenn, who boasts more than 40 years’ experience in fitting lightweight steel roofing More...
Redrow retains its place as a top 100 apprenticeship employer
Housebuilder Redrow has been recognised in the prestigious Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer list for the third consecutive year. Sponsored by City & Guilds, the list is compiled annually by the National Apprenticeship More...
Bracknell Roofing apprenticeship programme supports roofers of the future
Roofing specialist Bracknell Roofing has launched an industry-leading, long-term apprenticeship programme designed to drive forward the development of the ‘roofers of the future’. Following eighteen months of More...
Apprenticeships help Persimmon build for the future
A North East housebuilder has laid the foundations for a successful future after taking on a raft of talented teenage apprentices. Persimmon Homes, which is preparing to kick-start several new-build residential More...
No Glass Ceiling for Employees as Walker Profiles Rewards Excellence
Fifteen workers from Scotland-based Walker Profiles were recognised with three different SVQ qualifications at a special Skills Excellence Award ceremony attended by MP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Frank Roy. The More...
Apprentices build career at property maintenance firm
Gateshead College students are helping a social housing maintenance company to build a brighter future. Mears Group’s North East operation has taken on 11 new apprentices from the college across a wide range More...
Norfolk teenager taps into plumbing apprenticeship with Lovell
A teenager from Upwell in Norfolk has secured a plumbing apprenticeship with local housing regeneration specialist Lovell. Nineteen-year-old Billy Smith will learn his trade working on a £30 million estate regeneration More...