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Bricklayers’ boom highlights ‘skills timebomb’ in UK construction industry
As builders take on new work, a shortage of skilled tradespeople has allowed subcontractors to ramp up their hourly rates. At the end of year assembly, Ashley Terron’s teacher pulled him to one side in a last-ditch attempt to persuade him to stay on to do A-levels. Terron was a good pupil and his school saw a path to university ahead. The 16-year-old, however, had other ideas. Like his great-grandfather, father and older brother, he wanted to become a bricklayer. Now 22, he is officially the best young bricklayer in the world, having taken home a gold medal for the UK at last year’s WorldSkills competition. Ask ... (full story)
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