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Weekly roundup: Rated People’s UK trade industry news digest
What’s going on in the trades industry? From hilarious pranks to newsworthy updates, there’s never a dull moment. ???? It can be hard to keep up with the latest so we’ve put together your weekly dose of the good, the bad and the funny. ???? Grab 5 minutes and check it out below!
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WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
61% of UK construction workers don’t think there is a fair representation of women working in the industry, finds new survey. Read more in Building Products.
SOCIAL HOUSING Welsh regional government commits to spend £250m in 2021/22 on building 20,000 new low carbon homes, reports The Construction Index.
ROGUE TRADESPEOPLE Fraud cases relating to rogue tradesmen more than doubled in volume in the first part of 2021, totalling £2.5m. Find out more in This is Money.
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT Construction output sees slowest increase in output since February 2021, reveals latest PMI data. Read more in Infrastructure Intelligence.
???? You’ll laugh at these funny videos of tradesmen
What’s the best prank you’ve pulled on site?
@chapperz1998 #foryou #fypシ #bricktok #bricklayer #brickybytrade #bricky #bricklaying #onthetools #funnyvideo #funnymoments #funnytiktok
♬ original sound – Morgan Chapman
Another classic
@tyris23 Revenge of the FNG! #funnyvideo #prank #construction #constructionlife #constructiontiktok #fypシ #foryou #foryoupage #fyp
♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys – Kevin MacLeod
???? Celeb spotlight
Gemma Collins has called in a team of tradespeople to renovate the garden of her £1.3m Essex mansion, including building a £5k summer house!
???? Video of the week!
A great tip
@gardentransformations1 #mixer #cementmixer #lifehack #construction #landscaping #garden #gardentransformation #homeimprovement #paving
♬ So Fresh, So Clean – OutKast
❤️ Keeping up with the trades
Tradespeople do so much brilliant work around the UK every day, we can’t keep up! So, each week, we’re showcasing a positive testimonial that one of you have received from a happy homeowner.
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