Bricklaying Tools News

  1. Users of brick tools to regenerate Rathbone Market

    Users of brick tools to regenerate Rathbone Market
    Users of brick tools are to build 650 homes as well as shops and cafes in Rathbone Market, London, one organisation reported.The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) said it had partly funded the £180 million project, which is scheduled to begin this autumn.Rathbone Market is just one of the sites earmarked by Newham Council for regeneration, the HCA noted.The 680,000...
  2. Users of brick tools in London create most energy efficient property

    Users of brick tools in London create most energy efficient property
    Users of brick tools working in London constructed the most energy efficient properties in the country on average between April and June of 2010, official figures show.A report from Communities and Local Government puts London properties at the top of the sustainability hierarchy with a score of 82.4 on the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP).SAP ratings typically range from zero to...
  3. Brick tools users to get jobs on new West Bromwich development?

    Brick tools users to get jobs on new West Bromwich development?
    Construction workers in the West Midlands who are skilled in the use of brick tools may have been given a boost with the news that a proposed £12.2 million housing development has been given the green light.Aimed at creating more accommodation within West Bromwich for people over the age of 55, the Greets Green project will see a number of...
  4. Users of brick tools to build offices in Redruth

    Users of brick tools to build offices in Redruth
    Almost £13.5 million is to go toward the construction of offices and industrial units by users of brick tools in Redruth, Cornwall.The scheme was recently approved for European Regional Development Fund Convergence investment and is set to create over 170 jobs in the area.As much as £6.6 million will be ploughed into the Barncoose Gateway Project, which will see nine...
  5. Bricklayers tools help apprentice to national competition final

    Bricklayers tools help apprentice to national competition final
    Bricklaying tools have been used to help an apprentice reach the finals of a national competition.Darren Cumming, 19, from West Charleton, is set to take part in the WorldSkills UK Landscape Gardening contest in late September, facing his colleague David Harvey, 20 - among other students - for the title.According to South Devon's Herald Express, Mr Cumming, who upped bricklayers...
  6. Planning permission 'holds brick tool users back from wind farm construction'

    Planning permission 'holds brick tool users back from wind farm construction'
    At a time when the development of a major wind farm off the coast of North Wales is promising to create jobs in the UK's construction sector, one expert has said the planning permission process is holding the building of further sites back.Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillian told the BBC that RWE Innogy's project, Gwynt y Mor - which translates as...
  7. A new building in Guernsey may provide work for brick tool users

    A new building in Guernsey may provide work for brick tool users
    Les Bourgs Hospice in Guernsey is being demolished so that it can be replaced with a new building constructed by brick tool users, the BBC reported.The new development will cost £4 million, £1 million of which has already been raised, while the governors of the care firm will seek to appoint a redevelopment appeal manager to help find the rest...
  8. VAT increase 'could lead to rise of unscrupulous brick tool users'

    VAT increase 'could lead to rise of unscrupulous brick tool users'
    A rise in VAT on the work of brick tool users will lead to homeowners looking for cheaper rates by taking on unscrupulous contractors that they can pay cash-in-hand, one organisation has said.Ahead of the government's Emergency Budget, which will be presented tomorrow (June 22nd), the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called on the leaders to consider the potential...
  9. Budget decision on capital spending 'good for brick tool users'

    Budget decision on capital spending 'good for brick tool users'
    The government's decision not to cut capital spending any further than was proposed by the previous leaders has been welcomed by one organisation, saying it is good news for brick tool users.Responding to the Emergency Budget presented yesterday (June 22nd) by the chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has commented that limiting the...
  10. Brick tool users begin work on Olympic Park

    Brick tool users begin work on Olympic Park
    Brick tool users have begun working on Eton Manor - an Olympic Park permanent venue - according to the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).Groundwork started in the spring but the building of the venue itself has just started this week, the organisation reported.John Armitt, chairman of the body, commented: "Eton Manor will play a key role throughout the Games and leave...

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