News September - 2011
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In conjunction with the launch of their new Website www.efia.co.uk, EFIA are pleased to announce their new range of benefits for their Full and Entry-Level members: Full Member Benefits CHAS: free bi-annual re/assessment, including entry onto CHAS Database and subsequent acceptance onto all other SSiP Partner Safety Schemes (e. more info
EFIA Accounts and Financial Services Partner ASC comments: Double Dutch is certainly right! Dipping in and out of recession since 2008 - not a lot comes as a surprise anymore - but what is happening to the global economy is certainly Double Dutch. more info
Penalties for late or non-filing of a contractor's monthly return within the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) are changing next month. more info
We are a well established and expanding metal fabrication company which requires an Estimator, either with experience, or a skilled metal worker who has the desire, skills, is able to read technical drawings, can undertake a site survey and measure and produce a quotation for a variety of clients, including local authorities and commercial more info
Latest research from Baker Tilly and Company Watch focused on Construction SMEs with an annual turnover of £5 million – £25 million shows that over a quarter of companies in this sector have been hit by a 20% or greater downturn in sales, according to their latest filed accounts. more info
People who work with vibrating tools for example impact wrenches, jackhammers and the like risk injury to their hands. more info
Lantra are carrying out some research on the potential demand for additional Higher Apprenticeship frameworks in the land-based and environmental sector within England and Wales. more info
The ConstructionSkills Certification Scheme has been thrown into disarray following the failed ousting of chairman Trevor Walker. more info
A 150 year old North West builder has been placed in administration with the loss of 18 jobs. Browns Construction Group had been struggling to collect fees for jobs in an already difficult market, said administrator Paul Stanley, from Begbies Traynor. more info
Constructionline has announced that its supplier database has grown 10 per cent in the last year. The figures show that over 2,000 new contractors have joined the service in the past 12 months as increasing numbers of businesses look to streamline their procurement practices. more info