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Access the full Builder’s tax return complete infographic via the link above Heather Dore who works as a Regional Manager at Easy Accountancy answers some commonly asked questions from her self-employed clients. I am paid a mixture of cash, bank transfers and cheques. How would you recommend I record my cash income in case I[…]
Access the full Builder’s tax return complete infographic via the link above Heather Dore who works as a Regional Manager at Easy Accountancy answers some commonly asked questions from her self-employed clients. I am paid a mixture of cash, bank transfers and cheques. How would you recommend I record my cash income in case I[…]
Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Todays Buildingtalk newsletter marked Armistice Day – with our thanks and respect for the men and women who fought in The Great War that began 100 years ago. My grandfather, Harold Preece, was badly injured at the battle of the Somme. He survived the war but was tormented all his[…]
Michael Willoughby, proposing speaker, wins the mega-merger debate with a majority vote of 60%. Richard Halderthay, Director of Communications, Saint-Gobain UK, announced the result. Michael referenced an extremely interesting point that the industry has a two year lag, and is often the last sector to recover after a recession. This, he believes could be helped[…]
Round-up of latest construction industry news Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Take a look at the full version of the weekly Buildingtalk Newsletter that was emailed to industry subscribers yesterday. You can subscribe for free here and you can follow us via Twitter. Clean energy for building sites Clean energy for construction sites We began[…]
Skills To Build The Skills To Build report by London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and KPMG The report found that: This could impact the wider economy as early as April 2015, when over a total of over 600,000 workers will be needed on site to deliver major projects currently in planning, a 51% increase[…]
Johnson Tiles was approached by project artist Paul Cummins, to help meet the target of 888,246 poppies. Each ceramic flower represents a person who died during World War 1. Johnson Tiles recruited a team of specialist ceramic artists, who have been working at the factory over the past few months, individually making and decorating poppies[…]
The company can now test clay roofing tiles for frost resistance Testing will be carried out on a recently installed frost resistance test rig that has been specifically designed and built to meet the test method requirements of BS EN 539-2: 2013. Lucideon will also retain the previous test standard (BS EN 539-2:2006) for frost[…]
Introduced following demand for a quality mark for furniture tested to industry standards, most major kitchen retailers and manufacturers today now hold FIRA Gold, with Broadstock most recently achieving Installation Certification for workplace, educational and catering furniture. The accreditation is for manufacturers and products that excell standards Awarded to manufacturers of quality products FIRA Gold[…]
Sustainable homes that use, reuse, recycle Nottingham HOUSE H.O.U.S.E stands for Home Optimising the Use of Solar Energy. Nottingham H.O.U.S.E embraces a cradle-to-cradle practical approach to use, reuse, recycle ideals. Designed as a starter home for a family of two adults and one child, it explores the concept of the family home as a sustainable[…]
