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Connor Cruden, who in 2020 completed his four-year plumbing apprenticeship having come top in 2019 at the SkillPLUMB UK finals to find the country’s most accomplished apprentice plumber, is now preparing to take on the world’s elite at the WorldSkills Plumbing finals due to be held in the Black Forest town of Lahr, Germany, between 2nd and 4th November 2022.

October 10 marks World Mental Health Day. Every single working day in the UK and Ireland two construction workers take their own life. SNIPEF supports the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, the only charity who provides emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing support to the construction community and their families.

October 2022 brings forward the fourth season of ‘Unblocktober’: a month-long campaign to raise awareness and improve the health of our drains, sewers, watercourses, and seas.

The Scottish Government have opened a consultation on the new build heat standard planned to be introduced in April 2024. This standard is aimed at reducing carbon emissions from the Scottish building stock which currently creates 20% of Scottish carbon emissions.

Becoming a member of the Approved Certifier of Construction Scheme allows certifiers to self certify work (subject to a building warrant) without the need for Building Control to carry out an inspection.