{"id":38238,"date":"2021-05-28T11:07:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T10:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ratedpeople.com\/blog\/?p=38238"},"modified":"2021-08-03T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T16:27:09","slug":"uk-building-industry-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ratedpeople.com\/blog\/uk-building-industry-news","title":{"rendered":"???? Talk of the trade ????"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<script async=\"\" defer=\"\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v10.0\" nonce=\"iKSd9x3u\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Weekly roundup: Rated People\u2019s UK trade industry news digest<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s going on in the trades industry? From hilarious pranks to newsworthy updates, there\u2019s never a dull moment. ????    It can be hard to keep up with the latest so we\u2019ve put together your weekly dose of the good, the bad and the funny. ????    Grab 5 minutes and check it out below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2fae7;\"><strong><br><font size=\"5\">???? UK building industry news you should know about<\/font><\/strong><br><br><b><mark>MENTAL HEALTH<\/mark> \n\nHalf of UK tradespeople have experienced a mental health problem due to work<\/b>, a new report has found. Look at the key findings and find out how you can improve your mental health on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk\/research\/mental-health-in-the-trades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IronmongeryDirect website<\/strong><\/a>.<br><br><b><mark>LEVY RATES<\/mark> The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has decided to keep its mandatory levy rates the same for 2022-2025<\/b>, after talking to construction employers and other industry stakeholders. The announcement comes ahead of the CITB inviting responses for the final stage of its three-yearly consultation on the levy. Find out more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citb.co.uk\/about-citb\/news-events-and-blogs\/consensus-consultation-on-levy-proposals-to-start-next-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CITB website<\/strong><\/a>.<br><br>\n\n<b><mark>STOLEN TOOLS<\/mark> 6 in 10 tradespeople have been offered tools they suspected were stolen<\/b>. Encouragingly, 91% refused to buy them \u2013 read more in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvpmag.co.uk\/6-in-10-tradespeople-offered-suspected-stolen-tools\/12486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HVP Magazine<\/strong><\/a>.<br><br>\n<b><mark>MATERIALS SHORTAGE<\/mark> Some building firms may have to delay projects, or close, due to the materials shortage<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-57247757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the Federation of Master Builders has told the BBC<\/strong><\/a>.<br><br>\n<\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#007faa\"><strong><strong>???? You\u2019ll laugh at th<\/strong><\/strong>ese funny videos of tradesmen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<center><p>Instant regret&#8230;<\/p><div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1069864290\/videos\/10224260821082753\/\" data-width=\"300\" data-show-text=\"false\"><\/div><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<center><p>We\u2019ve all got a colleague that never turns down a pint! <\/p><div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100027697689442\/videos\/815992772667305\/\" data-width=\"300\" data-show-text=\"false\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/mason.parker.1042032\/videos\/815992772667305\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/mason.parker.1042032\/videos\/815992772667305\/\"><\/a><p>Has to be done ????????<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">Mason Webb<\/a> on Tuesday, May 18, 2021<\/blockquote><\/div><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Can your partner (or maybe your mum) relate? Send this to them to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@emilyjanehagar\/video\/6964868725191314693\" data-video-id=\"6964868725191314693\" style=\"max-width:325px;min-width: 325px; background-color: #ffffff !important; color: #ffffff !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@emilyjanehagar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@emilyjanehagar\" rel=\"noopener\">@emilyjanehagar<\/a> <p>Tell me your boyfriends a tradie without telling me your boyfriends a tradie ???????????????? @the_tradie_wife  <a title=\"tradiewife\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tradiewife\" rel=\"noopener\">#tradiewife<\/a> <a title=\"plumber\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/plumber\" rel=\"noopener\">#plumber<\/a> <a title=\"trade\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/trade\" rel=\"noopener\">#trade<\/a> <a title=\"workshorts\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/workshorts\" rel=\"noopener\">#workshorts<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a><\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Astronaut-In-The-Ocean-6914530565300226049\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Astronaut In The Ocean &#8211; Masked Wolf<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#84b818\"><strong><strong><strong>???? 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Video of the week!<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are plenty more funny videos we could share, but we absolutely loved this one \u2013 supportive families are the best!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@rattlekings\/video\/6966625874883906821\" data-video-id=\"6966625874883906821\" style=\"max-width:325px;min-width: 325px; background-color: #ffffff !important; color: #ffffff !important; padding: 0px 0px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@rattlekings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@rattlekings\" rel=\"noopener\">@rattlekings<\/a> <p>Mum giving bricklaying a go ???? its painful to watch ???? <a title=\"femalebricky\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/femalebricky\" rel=\"noopener\">#femalebricky<\/a> <a title=\"bricktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bricktok\" rel=\"noopener\">#bricktok<\/a> <a title=\"mumma\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mumma\" rel=\"noopener\">#mumma<\/a> <a title=\"site\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/site\" rel=\"noopener\">#site<\/a> <a title=\"comedy\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/comedy\" rel=\"noopener\">#comedy<\/a> <a title=\"funny\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/funny\" rel=\"noopener\">#funny<\/a> <a title=\"notapro\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/notapro\" rel=\"noopener\">#notapro<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"family\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/family\" rel=\"noopener\">#family<\/a> <a title=\"needspractice\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/needspractice\" rel=\"noopener\">#needspractice<\/a><\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Monkeys Spinning Monkeys - Kevin MacLeod\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Monkeys-Spinning-Monkeys-6746993352891189249\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Monkeys Spinning Monkeys &#8211; Kevin MacLeod<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#3b852a\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>\u2764\ufe0f<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Keeping up with the trades<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tradespeople do so much brilliant work around the UK every day, we can&#8217;t keep up! So, each week, we&#8217;re showcasing a positive testimonial that one of you have received from a happy homeowner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ratedpeople.com\/blog\/assets\/2021\/06\/james-fisher-story-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38361\" width=\"432\" height=\"768\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; border-style: solid;\n  border-color: #EDEDED; border-width: 2px; \" srcset=\"https:\/\/rp-prod-wordpress-b-content.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/2021\/06\/03103758\/james-fisher-story-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/rp-prod-wordpress-b-content.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/2021\/06\/03103758\/james-fisher-story-187x332.jpg 187w, https:\/\/rp-prod-wordpress-b-content.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/2021\/06\/03103758\/james-fisher-story-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rp-prod-wordpress-b-content.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/2021\/06\/03103758\/james-fisher-story-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/rp-prod-wordpress-b-content.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/2021\/06\/03103758\/james-fisher-story.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to see your content featured in next week\u2019s roundup? Whether it\u2019s informative, funny or downright cringey \u2013 we want to know! Send it in to us at: <a href=\"mailto:social@ratedpeople.com\">social@ratedpeople.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekly roundup: Rated People\u2019s UK trade industry news digest What\u2019s going on in the trades industry? From hilarious pranks to newsworthy updates, there\u2019s never a dull moment. ???? It can be hard to keep up with the latest so we\u2019ve put together your weekly dose of the good, the bad and the funny. ???? 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