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Installation crisis laid bare as 60% of fitters say they’re willing to leave industry

Three-fifths of kitchen, bedroom and bathroom installers are thinking of switching their skills to a different industry, according to a BiKBBI survey of members.

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‘Our industry is failing’ – the stark warning on installation crisis

The UK kitchen and bathroom sector is sleepwalking into an installation ‘catastrophe’ because it is only ‘nodding in agreement’ rather than taking decisive action over the crippling lack of qualified fitters.

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Howdens supports National Apprenticeship Week

Howdens has been invited to be one of 10 companies to join the National Apprenticeship Week Supporters Club for 2023.

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Installers are top influencers for consumers when buying a bathroom

New research from Trend-Monitor has highlighted the influence installers have on consumers and the bathroom buying process.

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Mother-of-one becomes AHM Installations first bathroom fitter apprentice

Chloe Morris has joined mobility bathroom specialist, AHM Installations, as its first on-the-job apprentice fitter.

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Howdens increases apprenticeships to tackle industry job shortages

The trade kitchen supplier has partnered with EN:Able Futures CIC to provide a flexi-job apprenticeship service that will allow more apprentices to join the construction and housing industry.

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Industry urged to unite to solve installer crisis

The BiKBBI sent out an urgent plea for the industry to get behind its Apprenticeship programme, during its annual conference.

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Skills bill: use it or lose it

Damian Walters, the CEO of the BiKBBI, explains why the industry must support vocational learning and its new apprenticeship scheme to avoid losing Government funding.

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‘It’s your duty to embrace apprenticeships’ urges BiKBBI chief

The KBB industry is being urged to support a “game-changing” new initiative from the British Institute of Kitchen Bedroom Bathroom Installation (BiKBBI) which it says will help tackle the installer skills gap crisis.

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Sunak’s post-Covid Budget – a shot in the arm for businesses?

With a 50% reduction in business rates and more money pledged to fund apprenticeships, business chiefs and the KBB industry have broadly welcomed the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget.

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Have your say on TKET’s new apprenticeship

TKET has been given the green light to develop a new Living and Commercial Spaces Designer Apprenticeship – and it is asking for your views.

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BiKBBI launches push for apprentices as survey warns of installer crisis

The KBB industry must act quickly to avoid a dramatic shortage of skilled installers, says a survey by the BiKBBI.

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Fiesta to help employers sign up for Government’s Kickstart programme

Fiesta is supporting the Government’s Kickstart scheme by working with an apprenticeship management specialist to streamline the process for employers.

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Women call the shots for kitchen and bathroom purchases

Women are the ones making the decision when buying a kitchen, bathroom or bedroom, say our kbbreview100 retailers and a recent Trend Monitor survey.

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More women considering a career in the trades post-Covid

More than a fifth of women (21%) in the UK have considered a career in the trades in the past 12 months, according to new research.

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Ideal Standard launches ‘industry first’ plumbing apprenticeships

Bathroom and washroom supplier Ideal Standard has launched an ‘industry first’ apprenticeship scheme to address the skills gap in the plumbing sector.

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HiB signs up four recruits to new apprenticeship scheme

Bathroom supplier HiB has launched a new apprenticeship programme as part of the HiB Academy scheme it introduced last year.

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Quooker joins BiKBBI with six-figure boost for apprenticeships

Quooker has joined the BiKBB) as a corporate member pledging a six-figure investment to help the association tackle the UK skills gap over the next three years.

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Installation crisis laid bare as 60% of fitters say they’re willing to leave industry

‘Our industry is failing’ – the stark warning on installation crisis

Howdens supports National Apprenticeship Week

Installers are top influencers for consumers when buying a bathroom

Mother-of-one becomes AHM Installations first bathroom fitter apprentice

Howdens increases apprenticeships to tackle industry job shortages

Industry urged to unite to solve installer crisis

Skills bill: use it or lose it

‘It’s your duty to embrace apprenticeships’ urges BiKBBI chief

Sunak’s post-Covid Budget – a shot in the arm for businesses?

Have your say on TKET’s new apprenticeship

BiKBBI launches push for apprentices as survey warns of installer crisis

Fiesta to help employers sign up for Government’s Kickstart programme

Women call the shots for kitchen and bathroom purchases

More women considering a career in the trades post-Covid

Ideal Standard launches ‘industry first’ plumbing apprenticeships

HiB signs up four recruits to new apprenticeship scheme

Quooker joins BiKBBI with six-figure boost for apprenticeships

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New Cyncly structure as Virtual Worlds MD retires

Former Rak Ceramics UK chairman passes away

Harrison Bathrooms in exclusive partnership with Ideal Bathrooms

Neff ‘streamlined’ ovens aim to solve supply chain issues

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New Cyncly structure as Virtual Worlds MD retires

Former Rak Ceramics UK chairman passes away￼

Harrison Bathrooms in exclusive partnership with Ideal Bathrooms

Neff ‘streamlined’ ovens aim to solve supply chain issues

Former Rak Ceramics UK chairman passes away