🛠 Talk of the trade 🛠
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!
🚨 UK building industry news you should know about
NEW HOMES
The New Homes Quality Board is inviting responses to the draft New Homes Quality Code until 7th July. Read more in The Negotiator.
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION Sustainable construction companies in Scotland sought to work on a 3,000 m2 venue for the 2021 UN climate change conference – find out more in Building Products.
HEAT PUMPS Government ‘Fair Heat Deal’ proposed by 20 construction businesses and energy suppliers amongst others, to provide low-income households with free heat pumps. Read more in HVP Magazine.
ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY REGULATION New online resource allows electricians to add a digital ‘brick’ to show support for regulation of the industry. Find out more in Electrical Times.
🤣 You’ll laugh at these funny videos of tradesmen
Too soon?
@thenakedbuilders It’s come home guys! ITS COMING HOME ⚽️ 🏴 🏆 #euro2020 #equalgame #baller
♬ Three Lions – Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds
Sound about right?
@alechampsonplumbing Am I wrong? ##apprenticelogic ##apprentice ##smallbusiness ##foryourpage ##JDPassItOn ##fy ##fyp ##construction ##tradie ##funny ##carpentry ##plumber ##uk ##viral
♬ original sound – The Miller Fam
📸 Celeb spotlight
Katie Price is renovating her mansion – and she wants ideas from tradespeople and the public! You can leave your thoughts on her YouTube video.
📹 Video of the week!
There are plenty of other funny videos we could share, but we absolutely loved this one – you never know who you could help with your expert knowledge.
@d5construction #buildingtips #bricktok #dailyvids #howto #tutorials #followus #bricklaying #viral_video #foryoupage #fyp
♬ original sound – Matt D
❤️ 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.
Want to see your content featured in next week’s roundup? Whether it’s informative, funny or downright cringey – we want to know! Send it in to us at: [email protected].
