Photo by Littlehampton Bricks on Pexels If you’re a school leaver thinking about bricklaying, a parent helping your teenager choose a trade, or a contractor wondering whether to take on a young starter this winter, the headlines can look confusing. New-home registrations are down. Brick sales are soft. At the same time, government and training bodies are pouring money into construction placements, Technical Excellence Colleges and apprenticeships that name bricklaying as a pr

Bricklayers Online News Report New figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is beginning to move in the right direction, even if the pace remains slow. In the third quarter of this year, new home registrations increased to 30,643, which is roughly a one percent rise compared to the previous quarter. Industry analysts describe the growth as steady rather than strong. This means the construction sector is showing early signs of recovery, but the

More than 1,500 construction workers at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria have gone on strike (15–19 September), led by Unite the...