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Campaign to attract young people into joinery
The ‘Wow I made that!’ campaign set up by the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) to attract young people into the joinery industry has won the 2013 ‘Electronic Communication of the Year Award’ at the Trade Association Forum awards. The BWF’s campaign was established to provide information, advice and guidance to young school leavers interested in a career in woodwork and joinery. After research among employers, schools, pupils and parents, BWF decided that Facebook and Twitter would be the two most accessible social media platforms to reach young people and the people who influence their career options. These channels are supplemented with a range of quality videos via YouTube, which tell the story from the point of view of young apprentices who have just started out in their careers. Dave Campbell, Manager of the BWF’s training arm, the Woodworking Industry Training Forum (WITForum), said: “As an industry, we are facing a significant skills shortage in the future, and we do need to find new ways to reach out and engage with the next generation of talented people who we want to bring into
joinery manufacturing. We felt the best way to reach these young people was through social media.” www.bwf.org.uk/training/apprenticeships
Workloads increase but recovery still not certain
Overall builders’ workloads across Britain have begun to increase for the first time since the economic downturn began, according to the latest research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB’s State of Trade Survey of member firms shows the net balance for workloads, expected workloads and enquiries in the second quarter of 2013 was positive across most of the UK for the first time since 2007. However, there was cause for alarm in Scotland where a negative net balan 6R�b�#bv2&V6�&FVB6��v��rF�B6��F�F���2�BFWFW&��&FVBf�"4�R'V��FW'2GW&��rF�RF�&VR���F�2F��V�R��fW&��F��Vv��F�R6�v�2&RF�B'W6��W726��f�FV�6R�27F'F��rF���&�fR���r4�R'V��FW'2�'&��&W''��F�R6��VbW�V7WF�fR�bF�Rd�"�6�C�( �v���RF�W6Rf�wW&W2&R6�v�F�BF�Rv�'7B��f���ǒ&R&V���BW2�F�R'V��F��rG&FR�2���rv�F�v�F�vWB&6�F�&R�#��WfV�2�bV�����V�B�B�WGWB��BF�W&R&R���W&F�W27F���F��fW&6��R�vR�W7B��B&R6���6V�B�26��7V�W"6��f�FV�6R�2g&v��RB&W7B�F�Rd�"v���6��F��VR�G2v�&�F�6�����&�fW76����'V��FW'2�fW"F�R6�v&��2�( �&W''�6��6�VFVC�( ėB�2��r��&R���'F�BF��WfW"F�BF�Rv�fW&��V�B7G2F�6V7W&RF��2�66V�B&V6�fW'���Ɩ6�W27V6�2F�Rw&VV�FV��BgV�F��rf�"�V�F��r66�V�W2�v��6�6��V�B�fRv�fV�&��7BF�6��7G'V7F���4�W2�6��F��VRF�V�FW'W&f�&��B&V�( �B&�f�F��rF�R��&�fVB66W72F�f���6R�B�Wrv�&�F�BF�W�&�֗6VB�( �F�&VBF�R&W7V�G2�bF�Rd�.( �2�FW7B7FFR�bG&FR7W'fW���gV���f�6�Bwwr�f�"��&r�V����Wr�����$�E$Dw&�W�F�RT��&6VB��FW&�F����FW7F��r���7V7F����6W'F�f�6F����B6��Ɩ�6R&�G��2��G&�GV6VB�Wr��R�Bf�7V��FV�F�G�g&��7B�Vǒ#2�F�R��fR���VBB��&�f��r6�&�G��b6���V�6F���2�BV��6�6��rF�Rw&�W( �27G&V�wF�2�v���6VR��$�E$Dw&�W6���W2�v�F�F�RW�6WF����bd�$��FW&�F�����FB�G&F��rV�FW"F�R6�R��R( 2$�E$D���7F�&�6�ǒ�F�Rw&�W�2FVƗfW&VB�G26W'f�6W2F�&�Vv��V�&W"�b��F�f�GV�6���W2��6�VF��r$�E$D6W'F�f�6F����FB�E$DFV6�����w��FB�6���FW&���FW&�F����f�&R�FB���6�VF��r6���FW&�G��֖72��B�WGv�&��b��FW&�F�����ff�6W2�F�W6Rv�������rF�BF�R�Wr��R�Bf�7V��FV�F�G��'�7&VF��r7G&��r6��v�R�FV�F�G��$�E$D��2F���v�Ɩv�BF�R'&�B&�vR�b6W'f�6W2�B�ffW'2���7&V6��rF�RV�FW'7F�F��r�b��7&�72�G2v�FR7W7F��W"&6R��Wr7G&Ɩ�R( �(
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