Whether you work in construction or agriculture, chances are that you keep a closer eye on the weather than many people.
This year’s Master Builder Awards have just been launched, the FMB’s national competition celebrating the very best of the nation’s builders.
Trade union Unite has called for additional protections for construction workers after Professor Calum Semple, a member of Sage (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies), told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday that there were high levels of Covid-19 transmission within the construction industry. The Daily Mail reports that Unite said that the high transmission rates were… Read more »
Whilst the brand is synonymous with the colour yellow, JCB work clothes are yellow for a particularly practical reason that started in the 1960s.
According to the latest data released from HMRC, the total number of construction workers still furloughed at the end of August accounts for nearly a sixth of the entire workforce.
A Lego Education Academy certified trainer has been visiting children in schools around Hampshire to help inspire them to consider careers in the construction industry.
One of the first employees to clock on at JCB’s Wrexham factory has retired, saying farewell to his colleagues after 42 years service at an ‘engineering paradise’.
JCB has launched a new 55kW 3CX backhoe loader with an EU Stage V compliant engine.
It’s estimated that there are 2.2 million workers in the construction industry alone who could be at risk of respiratory diseases such as silicosis, cancer and tuberculosis.
The Office for National Statistics has recently published figures that show monthly construction figures grew by 17.6% in July 2020.