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03-08-2016

Building Futures - Chelsea & Kensington

O’Neill & Brennan were last week delighted to take part in another Wates Building Futures event, this time in Haringey. Much like the event which Ian Richardson attended in Bournemouth this April, O’Neill & Brennan staff were again on hand to help with mock interviews. It is

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29-07-2016

Exeter office opens as South West coverage continues to expand

O’Neill & Brennan are pleased to announce further expansion in the South West with the opening of an Exeter office. It will be manned by Dan Mason, who will continue to work with Labour & Trades, and Nik Wrightson, who joined O’Neill & Brennan last week as a recruitment

28-07-2016

O'Neill & Brennan - Local Presence, National Reach

O’Neill & Brennan have recently opened a new office in Cheltenham. Cheltenham is known for its horse racing, its League two football team, and now its thriving construction recruitment businesses. Director Max Holloway said “In July we launched the regional office in Cheltenham in

25-07-2016

O'Neill & Brennan agree partnership with PeoplePlus

O’Neill & Brennan are pleased to announce a new partnership with Work Programme provider PeoplePlus. PeoplePlus delivers the scheme in nine areas, on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions, with over 110 offices in the UK, so in the majority of cases, available workers will be

19-07-2016

Record number of SMEs receive CITB Funding

The fund, which is part of CITB’s Flexible Fund, grants up to £5000 for levy payers with fewer than 50 employees, to provide skills and training to their workforce. To date, 104 successful applicants have received £442,268 in funding. This round, all 60 small and micro

14-07-2016

Government Statement on EU Nationals after Brexit vote

An official statement from the British Government on the rights of EU nationals in the UK is expected to ease concerns for contractors over the futures of thousands of EU workers in construction jobs across the country. The industry, already gripped by a skills shortage in recent years, has seen

12-07-2016

Poll: Construction Industry Embraces Carbon Reduction Trend

A new poll has revealed that three quarters of UK construction companies now operate a low carbon or carbon reduction strategy. The survey was carried out by fleet management firm TomTom Telemetrics, and also found that 58% of the 149 UK construction companies questioned regularly monitor and

08-07-2016

Wates Building Futures - Chelsea and Kensington

Wates Construction, one of O’Neill & Brennan’s supply chain partners, are holding their next Building Futures programme in Kensington and Chelsea from 8th to 19th of August. The Building Futures initiative is something that O’Neill & Brennan have been involved with before,

06-07-2016

National Careers Service In-Custody Recruitment Fairs

On Thursday 7th July the national careers service will be holding the latest in a series of in-custody recruitment fairs. This event will take place at HM Prison Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey. With the skills shortage in the construction industry it is a good time to look towards less traditional

01-07-2016

BuildForce - Helping Veterans and Combating the Skills Shortage

BuildForce is an initiative aimed at finding those leaving the armed forces jobs in the construction industry. It is coordinated by the Construction Youth Trust, championed by CIOB as well as several of O’Neill & Brennan’s supply chain partners including founding companies

29-06-2016

S&T Interiors & Contracting Charity Golf Day

On the 27th May S&T Interiors & Contracting hosted their 5th annual charity golf day at the Grove Hotel, Chandler’s Cross, Watford in aid of TackleAfrica. Over £50,000 was raised for the charity on the day! It was a star studded event featuring the likes of 1978 world cup winner

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