Bricklaying Tools News

  1. Up to 500 positions 'could become available for brick tool users'

    Up to 500 positions 'could become available for brick tool users'
    A new development in Liverpool could see as many as 500 jobs opened up for brick tool users and other construction workers.Belfast-based developer Benmore Group has planned to create a "leisure destination" six miles outside of Liverpool city centre at the existing New Mersey Retail Park on Speke Road, according to the Liverpool Echo.The project has already attracted interest from...
  2. Work completed using brick tools on show in Highlands

    Work completed using brick tools on show in Highlands
    Houses made using brick tools are to be showcased in the Highlands as part of the first ever housing fair held in the UK.According to stv, a site near Inverness has been chosen to display the 50 best eco-friendly abodes.Organiser Fiona Hampton told the news provider: "We are hoping to attract people who are interested in architecture, design, construction but...
  3. Brick tools users 'important to the economy'

    Brick tools users 'important to the economy'
    The construction industry is an important vessel for driving employment and the economy forward.This is according to Brian Berry of the Federation of Master Builders, writing for the Guardian, who said brick tools workers and their colleagues are at the centre of the country's financial wellbeing.He remarked: "The construction industry, with its extended supply chain and labour-intensive work, is one...
  4. Brick tools users 'will see short-term business growth'

    Brick tools users 'will see short-term business growth'
    Brick tool users can expect to see a growth in business activity in the short term, one expert has said.Dave Lowery, reporter at Construction News, explained that the expansion could be expected as the industry rises out of the trough it fell to last year.His comments follow a release by the Construction Products Association and Ernst & Young, which revealed...
  5. Public sector investment 'important' for users of brick tools

    Public sector investment 'important' for users of brick tools
    Achieving conditions whereby the public sector is encouraged to continue investing is important to the futures of users of brick tools, one expert has said.Following a report by Savills today (July 12th) that commercial development activity fell by 2.8 per cent in June, director-general of the Federation of Master Builders Richard Diment commented that the figures were "disappointing but probably...
  6. New figures 'reinforce report that users of brick tools will see more work'

    New figures 'reinforce report that users of brick tools will see more work'
    Users of brick tools were reported to be seeing a recovery in the construction sector in the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's (REC) recent Report on Jobs and newly released figures have supported that view, the body has said.Data from the Office for National Statistics has shown that the employment rate between March and May was 72.3 per cent, with 28.98...
  7. Users of brick tools 'need a new planning system'

    Users of brick tools 'need a new planning system'
    People who use brick tools to build homes would benefit from a new planning system, one organisation has said.The Home Builders Federation argued that a replacement for the previous government's regional spatial strategies, which the new leaders have scrapped, had to be introduced in order to avoid a housing shortage.Steve Turner, head of communications at the body, said: "If the...
  8. Users of brick tools 'will see commercial property market return to growth'

    Users of brick tools 'will see commercial property market return to growth'
    User of brick tools are set to see a recovery in the commercial property market, one expert has said.The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors recently released the results of a survey showing that the industry's growth had slowed in the second quarter of 2010.James Roberts, head of real estate consultancy Knight Frank, commented that lower demand for the assets recently...
  9. Signs that decline of work for users of brick tools will cease seen by experts

    Signs that decline of work for users of brick tools will cease seen by experts
    Signs that decline of work for users of brick tools will cease seen by experts Although the amount of work available for users of brick tools has been decreasing, the end of the declines is in sight, one organisation has claimed.The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has suggested that there are signs that the fall in business for small building...
  10. Brick tool users not helped by 'unnecessary' proposals

    Brick tool users not helped by 'unnecessary' proposals
    Brick tool users may be interested to hear that proposals by the government yesterday (June 9th) to ban garden grabbing has been described by the House Builders Federation (HBF) as "unnecessary and counterproductive".The development of back gardens is something that local authorities already has authorisation to reject during the planning process and the forbiddance of building on these areas would...