Another extra £5bn in short term projects for infrastructure work will be funded by savings from the Government’s current account spending. Let us know what you think by commenting below: construction jobs construction news Osborne t4ts train4tradeskills Britain Business construction Economic growth Economy of the United Kingdom George Osborne Government growth Office for Budget Responsibility train 4 trade skills newsChancellor George Osborne officially has confirmed the long expected details of his plans to boost construction in Britain and encourage growth. MORE >>

Development is underway on sites in Ashford, Kent and Bath whilst funding has been allocated to 40 schemes set to deliver more than 3,200 new homes once contracts are agreed. Do you think the new funding as part of the Get Britain Building programme will help your business and boost construction activity in England? Housing developers facing financial difficulties will be able to bid for at least £100 million of investment to get work restarted on stalled sites under the Get Britain Building Programme, the Homes and Community Agency (HCA) has revealed.     . MORE >>

 . The government has made an extra £1 billion investment to the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) which will help firms in the building construction sector to create new jobs. With the increased funding, the total amount available to firms that are looking to create new jobs will reach £2.4 Mr Clegg said: “There have been over 170 successful bids to the fund, leveraging around £7.5 Funding from rounds one and two has gone to some extraordinarily promising manufacturing projects. How would your business benefit from the £1 billion investment of the Regional Growth Fund? MORE >>

We’ve provided funding for 250,000 extra apprenticeships – but not enough big companies are delivering. So here’s a direct appeal: If you want skilled employees, we’ll provide the funding, we’ll cut the red tape. construction jobs construction news electrician electrician jobs plumbing jobs Plumbing News t4ts train4tradeskills Apprenticeship Training Limited apprenticeships ATL Big Society Cameron david cameron electrician apprenticeship nick hayward plumbing apprenticeship Prime minister train 4 trade skills Vocational education MORE >>

'The Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC) has confirmed a £244 million funding package to set-up Green Deal Plans that will enable providers across the country to begin work on the scheme. This package will provide very long-term and low-cost funding to enable householders across all parts of the country to finance energy efficiency improvements to their homes. The financing package consists of: committed funding of £69 million from 16 members of the company and other stakeholders in the Green Deal in the form of Stakeholder Loans and Junior Capital. MORE >>