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Stephen Johnson calls on industry to wake up in new Simon Acres video

Quooker UK MD Stephen Johnson has called on the industry to invest in young people and address the skills crisis, in the...

IndustryNews Wed 29th Mar 2023

Travis Perkins launches landmark 10,000 apprenticeships target

Travis Perkins, the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, today launched a landmark target to train 10,000 a...

IndustryNews Wed 8th Mar 2023

Simon Acres: We must explore fresh ways to bring young people on board

In the wake of National Apprenticeship Week, Simon Acres Group MD Simon Acres calls for the industry to come together an...

InsightFeatures Fri 24th Feb 2023

Franke appoints marketing apprentice to full-time role

Franke has appointed Max Girdwood as marketing support co-ordinator after he successfully completed a Level 4 Marketing ...

New HirePeople Fri 10th Feb 2023

Simon Acres Group announces latest Careers Day event

The 2023 Careers Day hosted by KBB, merchant and construction services provider, Simon Acres Group (SAGL) has been confi...

IndustryNews Wed 18th Jan 2023

Howdens joins National Apprenticeship Week Supporters Club

Trade kitchen and joinery supplier, Howdens, is one of 10 companies to have been invited to join the National Apprentice...

KitchensNews Wed 21st Dec 2022

Simon Acres Group promotes KBB careers at local school

Following its successful Careers Day earlier this month, which it hosted with Cyncly, the Simon Acres Group (SAGL) has v...

IndustryNews Thu 3rd Nov 2022

Simon Acres Group and Cyncly join forces on KBB Careers Day

A KBB Careers Day, hosted by KBB merchant and construction services provider, Simon Acres Group (SAGL) and specialist in...

IndustryNews Thu 20th Oct 2022

Simon Acres: Apprenticeships and the future of the KBB industry

The KBB industry doesn't just need new blood – it needs young blood, says Simon Acres. Apprenticeships are vital for t...

InsightFeatures Mon 12th Sep 2022

BiKBBI calls on more employers to support apprenticeship programme

The British Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom Installation (BiKBBI) has revealed there has been unprecedented i...

IndustryNews Tue 3rd May 2022

Utopia invests in local community with new apprenticeship scheme

Utopia Furniture has revealed that it is continuing to invest in its local community by introducing an apprenticeship sc...

BathroomsNews Fri 18th Feb 2022

Blum employees triumph at EuroSkills 2021 championship

Four employees from Austrian fittings manufacturer Blum have triumphed at EuroSkills 2021, the European vocational skill...

IndustryNews Mon 1st Nov 2021

BiKBBI announces 'huge' initiative to address KBB skills shortage

The British Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom Installation (BiKBBI) has announced that it is to offer installers ...

IndustryNews Wed 27th Oct 2021

Have a say in the content of the kitchen design degree apprenticeship

The new Government-funded kitchen design degree apprenticeship, which is being developed by The Kitchen Education Trust,...

KitchensNews Thu 21st Oct 2021

KBB Recruitment offers businesses free ads for apprentices in October

KBB Recruitment, the job board for the KBB industry, is supporting businesses that wish to recruit by offering free adve...

IndustryNews Mon 11th Oct 2021