Following the publication of the Setting The Bar report, the Final Report of the Competence Steering Group for Building a Safer Future, Dame Judith Hackett has been giving evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, as part of the MPs’ work to scrutinise the draft Building Safety Bill. IOSH have reported onREAD MORE

ACAD will be doing our utmost to provide members with the information they need to do business once the UK is outside of the single market and customs union from 1 January 2021. There is currently limited detail available on some of the issues that will affect construction, and we are working closely with theREAD MORE

ACAD has compiled a list of UK & Scottish Government support for the Scottish Construction Industry that can be found here. This includes information from the following sources: Skills Development Scotland – https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/ Business Support Scotland – https://findbusinesssupport.gov.scot/ UK Government Business Support – https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE): https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/what-we-do/employability-skills/partnership-action-for-continuing-employment-pace/pace-toolkit-promoting-pace-services-and-support/

Build UK remains as committed as ever to reforming PQ and are working hard to deliver the next phase of the new system which is the data sharing solution.  This will enable Contractors and Clients to obtain key PQ data on their suppliers from any Recognised Assessment Body, regardless of which one carried out theREAD MORE