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CITB urges business to get ready for the new grants scheme

21 March 2018 - CITB has circulated its latest updates on its measures to improve training in the construction industry. With a number of training reforms around the corner in April, if you pay and claim CITB ... Read more »

Minimum wage, SSP, parental pay and income tax thresholds to change from April 2018

06 March 2018 - Minimum wage rate increases As part of a number of changes to the rates and thresholds for employers, the national minimum wage rates and apprenticeship rates will change on 1 April 2018. The ... Read more »

Building Regs: Tell government what you think of the Approved Documents

22 February 2018 - As a response to a recommendation Dame Judith Hackitt has made in the Interim Report of her Review of the Building Regulations and Fire Safety, the government is asking for your views on the ... Read more »

Environment Minister to “make sure the whole body of European environmental law continues to have effect” after Brexit

14 February 2018 - The Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI) has welcomed a pledge from Environment Minister Dr Thérèse Coffey MP to “make sure the whole body of European environmental law continues to have ... Read more »

New Wood Campus resources for you and your customers

09 February 2018 - Take a look at what’s new in the UK timber industry’s free information and learning portal. Owned and largely funded by Swedish Wood, Wood Campus has been an object lesson in industry ... Read more »

CPA forecasts construction output to remain flat in 2018

07 February 2018 - The construction industry is bracing itself as the demise of Carillion and falls in public housing repair work, despite urgent work needed post-Grenfell, are expected to hit the industry in 2018. ... Read more »

Loft conversion company fined £30k after worker falls through roof window

07 February 2018 - A loft conversion and refurbishment company has been fined after a worker fell through a roof window opening, suffering multiple fractures. Luton Magistrates Court heard how the employee was ... Read more »

BWF Carillion Update – What to do if you are effected and new apprentice and recruitment opportunities

06 February 2018 - An update on the unfolding saga of Carillion and what members affected need to do

Big dates for your woodworking business to look out for in 2018

12 January 2018 - Even at this early stage, there's plenty in the calendar that UK joinery businesses will need to be kept abreast of in the year ahead.

CTI responds to Government’s Clean Growth Strategy remarking the contribution of Timber Industry to low-carbon economy

11 January 2018 - The Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI) has recently produced a brief response to the Clean Growth Strategy policy paper released by the UK Government last Autumn.