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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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Wickes launches installer apprenticeship to help close industry skills gap crisis

Wickes has launched a new apprenticeship scheme for installers at a time when many in the industry are forecasting a disaster if we do not act now to close the skills gap.

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Installer shortages: ‘It’s going to be a disaster…’

Post-Covid demand has highlighted the industry’s severe shortage of qualified installers. Here’s what BiKBBI’s Damian Walters REALLY thinks…

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HIB launches new training academy

Bathroom products supplier HiB has launched its own training academy to provide apprenticeship opportunities and qualifications for new and existing employees.

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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

Wickes launches installer apprenticeship to help close industry skills gap crisis

Installer shortages: ‘It’s going to be a disaster…’

HIB launches new training academy

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