Keeping workers and customers safe – ensuring health and safety in builders’ merchants
Who is responsible for health and safety at work? Employers and employees all have a responsibility for ensuring health and safety at work. ...
Read MoreTop 10 tips on keeping your van secure
As a small business, your van and its contents are essential to your livelihood. While the best way to protect your tools is to empty your van at the end of eve...
Read MoreWhy young people should consider construction as a career
The UK construction industry is facing a skills ‘time bomb’, with 20% of the workforce set to retire in the next 5-10 years. As a result, recruiting and ret...
Read MoreIs DIY a lost art?
Although the UK DIY sector is still worth a fairly healthy £5.8bn per year (Lloyds Bank, 2016), its value is 14% lower than it was a decade ago. Increasingly...
Read MoreWhy wooden frame construction is returning to the UK
Wooden frame construction went out of fashion across much of the UK in the 1980s. However, it’s now enjoying a revival, with timber frames currently accountin...
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