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The Scotland and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has introduced an eye-catching new logo and website as part of a comprehensive rebranding. The trade association said the new design and wholly interactive, mobile-friendly web presence captures the organisatio

As part of its continuing mission to disseminate the most up-to-date information to its members, plumbing employers’ association SNIPEF is co-hosting a free webinar to promote understanding of the benefits of building standards certification. The event will highlight how certification schemes

As the severity of the threat of COVID-19 diminishes and workers in hotels, offices, leisure facilities and other buildings begin the gradual return to work, trade association SNIPEF has warned of another threat looming on the horizon which, if left untreated, could have deadly consequences. It aris

While employers in the plumbing and heating sector in Scotland and Northern Ireland have been pulling out all the stops to keep their apprentices working, a major new Scotland-wide survey reveals just how immediately they are in need of new funding to maintain their support.

Construction trade bodies have applauded the decision of HS2 Ltd to implement the use of project bank accounts (PBAs) for payments across existing and future contracts.

Scotland’s building standards scheme providers have released a new animation explaining the vital role of certification to Scotland’s construction sector and how it can help the industry rebuild and recover from the impact of coronavirus.

Apprentices in Scotland have six new routes to specialist qualifications thanks to the work of the building engineering sector’s leading skills organisation.

The Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has joined with colleges to ensure that apprentices are able to continue to learn their trade during the COVID-19 crisis.

As the construction industry in Scotland continues its increasingly proactive return to work, influential bodies across the sector have welcomed a ministerial intervention in support of vital certification schemes. Kevin Stewart MSP, minister for local government, housing and planning, has written t

The key role members of the Scotland and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF) executive team have played in the vital work being done by Scotland’s Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has been hailed as the Forum continues to represent the industry’s v

The rapid conversion of Glasgow’s SEC into a new NHS hospital was secured by an array of skilled Scottish tradespeople but few have been more critical than those from the Lanarkshire business which ensured the new facility was supplied with vital sterilising grade water.

The collaborative organisation fighting to save the construction industry has urged the Scottish Government to adopt a five-point plan to assist contractors through the worst of the COVID-19 crisis. In a letter to Kevin Stewart MSP, minister for local government, housing and planning, the Constructi

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has presented the Scottish Government with a paper of comprehensive recommendations to ease the cashflow crisis as the group continues fighting to save Scotland’s construction sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper, whi

A group of respected construction industry bodies has issued a joint call for a number of simple actions which it claims the Scottish Government could introduce immediately to help with cashflow and protect jobs against the “crippling” background of coronavirus.

Plumbing and heating sector trade body the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) marked World Plumbing Day yesterday by highlighting the young people who represent the industry’s future. (from left) Cameron Clark – Dundee & Angus College &nd