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NHP Supplier Guide
The New Hospital Programme (NHP), which is developing 48 hospitals by 2030, has published the NHP Supplier Guide. The guide is aligned to the Construction Playbook and sets out what is important to the NHP ‐ better, faster and greener procurement ‐ and what it...
New Visa Route Available
The Home Office has introduced a new immigration route, Global Business Mobility, to support companies expanding their presence in the UK. It includes a number of new visa options for foreign workers: Senior or Specialist Worker, Graduate Trainee, Secondment Worker,...
Government’s Energy Strategy Published
The Government has released its British Energy Security Strategy with the aim of providing secure, clean and affordable energy for Great Britain. It sets out how the deployment of wind, nuclear, solar and hydrogen will be accelerated, which could see 95% of...
Philip Thomas joins FIS Board
The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) is pleased to announce that Philip Thomas has been co-opted to its executive board. Philip is Business Development Manager at Smith Building Systems and has worked within the partitioning, aluminium extrusion and building...
Supporting employers with industry placements
The Department for Education and SDN are currently planning what support is put in place for employers over the coming months to help understand, prepare for, and host industry placements. Industry placements are a fundamental part of the government’s reforms to...
HSE inspections target woodworking businesses to tackle occupational lung disease
HSE is currently inspecting woodworking businesses to ensure dutyholders know the established health risks associated with the industry. Each year, around 12,000 people die from work-related lung diseases linked to past exposure to hazardous substances at work. This...
Building Safety Bill update from Deputy Director for Building Safety Reform Implementation
In January, the Government set out the three principles underlying its new approach to tackling the building safety crisis: We must make industry pay to fix the problems for which it is responsible. We must protect leaseholders. We must restore common sense to the...
Apprenticeship standards review
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) have published the findings from the construction route review. The report sets out how apprenticeships, T Levels, Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs), and further training will keep pace with the...
National Insurance increases
National Insurance (NI) contributions have now risen by 1.25% for employees in Class 1, 1A, 1B or 4, as well as Class 1 employers. This increase will remain until 5 April 2023, before contributions revert to 2021/22 levels. The Chancellor also confirmed that the NI...