There are millions of pounds of funding for training but according to Kim Bendzak, Managing Director of award winning construction training company, Apple Construction Training, many are failing to take advantage of these grants and need to act urgently if they’re to have the skills in place to compete for the government’s £33bn a year infrastructure investment projects.

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Increasing insulation often requires a re-balancing of ventilation. Which? Magazine’s damp expert David Prince (founder of dampexpert.com) considers Ultrovent passive ventilation units as one possible solution.

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UK households could see their fuel bills increase by £600 per year unless they invest in low carbon alternatives.This warning comes out following a report released last week by the government official advisers on climate change. Debbie Webb of Solen Energy UK said, “This latest report emphasises just how important investing in renewable energy is.

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Off-site construction specialist, Yorkon, has delivered a two-storey modular classroom building in a completely enclosed courtyard at Ninestiles School – an outstanding ‘convertor’ academy in Birmingham. The sub-contract package was awarded to Yorkon by principal contractor Thomas Vale Construction.

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High performance aluminium glazing systems from Wicona are set to withstand some of the most extreme climatic conditions on earth, following the completion of a new research station in the Antarctic.

Designed by Hamburg-based architects, bof Architekten, the new Indian research station Bharati on the Antarctic coast comprises 134 prefabricated units wrapped in an aluminium envelope, which will withstand powerful winds of up to 270km/h, abnormally high thermal and mechanical loads caused by blizzards, huge quantities of snow, and temperatures of minus 40°C and below.

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With the return of the cold winter weather Which? Magazine’s damp expert David Prince (founder of dampexpert.com) highlights single-room ventilation solutions for controlling condensation and mould problems.

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Fibrelite, who specialise in the design and manufacture of lightweight, composite, watertight access covers is delighted to announce the following RIBA CPD Providers Network material is now available to book as a CPD seminar:

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NW Systems Group’s RemoteManager video solution was used by leading construction firm Simons Group to monitor and retain a visual record of the construction of the Marks & Spencer 195,000 square foot Cheshire Oaks site, near Liverpool.

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A fully integrated and wireless electronic locking system installed by Delta Security at the Theatre Royal Stratford East is helping the Grade II listed Victorian theatre to manage and secure access for both staff and visitors to different areas of the building, as well as safeguarding property and staff belongings.

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The scheme for Leeds City Council is also the first project to be constructed using the brand new Portakabin modular building system.

The new primary school forms part of Carr Manor Community School which is now one of only two ‘through’ schools in Leeds, taking pupils from the age of 4 to 18. It will ultimately accommodate 210 children, helping to address the rapid growth in demand for primary provision in the area.

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