Construction skills shortage worsens as resi workloads rise
Severe shortage of bricklayers and carpenters is "now seeping into other key trades"
Job opps in property & construction up 92%
Recruitment agency Reed's July Job Index shows a 17% year-on-year increase in the number of jobs vacancies floating around the UK, with opportunities in the construction and property sector up a massive…
Housebuilders optimistic despite market uncertainty and skills shortage
Businesses expect growth and investment levels to rise over the next five years
Capco appoints Anne Byrne as first legal counsel
Capital & Counties Properties PLC (Capco) has appointed the well-respected Anne Byrne as legal counsel, the company's first in-house lawyer.
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