On Sunday, 11th May 2025, a dedicated group of industry experts, podcast hosts, and mental health advocates embarked on a powerful journey during the early hours to raise awareness for mental health in the construction industry. “The Climb from Darkness” involved a challenging ascent of Mount Snowdon through the darkness to reach the summit at…
Local tradespeople turned out in force today for a community-led event in Brighton organised by Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne and Checkatrade, aimed at fighting back against the rising threat of tool theft. Held at Wickes in Hove, the event saw 500 free SelectaDNA tool marking kits, each valued at over £60,…
Checkatrade’s Customer Support Team will receive accredited Mental Health training, to help trades across the country Training to be provided by Lighthouse, a leading construction industry charity, and Training Provider, and Checkatrade’s charity of the year Checkatrade and Lighthouse are calling on construction and trade sector leaders to prioritise mental health training as an essential…
The long-promised UK-US tariffs deal could not have come soon enough, says the international delivery expert Parcelhero. However, it warns the limited agreement could prove to be too little, too late for many of the UK’s smaller exporters. New figures show 8.7 per cent of UK manufacturers, 7.7 per cent of retailers and 6.8 per…
A clear majority of prospective EV buyers say they would want the provider of a new charge point for their home to have some form of industry accreditation – more than any other criteria that might influence their choice of charger. The research, commissioned by Andersen – Britain’s premium home charge point manufacturer, asked petrol…
A Government survey has revealed transportation & storage sector companies are abandoning their carbon reduction plans in order to finance AI projects. ‘Is this a sign of changing political and social priorities?’ asks the home delivery expert Parcelhero. A survey from the Government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that green is no longer…
Toolstation, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of tools, accessories and building supplies today launches its new ‘Next Stop, Toolstation’ brand campaign, featuring a series of new TV, radio and social media spots that put its colleagues and tradespeople at the heart of the campaign. Toolstation colleagues take centre stage in two 30-second videos, ‘Night’…
While electrification sales reached a 3-year high point in Q4 2024, business optimism fell under the 5-year average, the lowest figure in the last 6 quarters Current network investment programmes are underspending by approximately 50 per cent Supply chain capacity utilisation is averaging a concerning 76 per cent, with 55 per cent of surveyed manufacturers…
A massive power cut across large parts of Spain and Portugal will have had a major impact on EU cross-border e-commerce, says the international delivery expert Parcelhero A major power outage, which blacked out much of Spain and Portugal on Monday, and also reportedly briefly impacted regions of France, will have severely disrupted cross-border e-commerce,…
Warehouse technology improving the mental health of 56 per cent of workers Barcode scan and despatch processes, automated reporting and PDA picking among the tech having the largest impact Intelligent routing aiding 40 per cent of workers, rising to 60 per cent of those at entry level Paperless technology also important for the mental health…
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