Federation of Master Builders
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Late 2022/2023 Membership Fees
As members are aware the board took the decision to freeze membership fees during the first half of 2022. Increased costs to the IOC have meant we now have to levy a small increase and with effect from 1 October …
Women in Construction
Savannah Williams Duberry, architectural assistant apprentice at L&Q recently spoke to PBC Today about her role working in the construction sector, what drew her to the industry, as well as talking about the opportunities for women in construction. You can …
IOC Social Media
You can keep up-to-date with our latest social media posts on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/instituteofcarpenters, LinkedIn – Inst. of Carpenters and Twitter – IOCarpenters (@IoCarpenters) / Twitter. …
European Vocational Education and Training in Timber Construction event
Over the course of 3 days from 5-8 July Timber Construction Europe held:
- The TCE General Assembly
- The EQF – Timber Vocational education and training presentation
- European Carpenters’ Championships
The European Vocational Education and Training in Timber Construction event, in …
TTJ Softwood Update
The solid softwood market is uncharacteristically quiet for this time of year, and buyers are reluctant to commit to volumes on the forward market while prices are under pressure. Most merchants attribute weakened demand to a collapse of confidence in …
Upcoming Events
A variety of interesting events including webinars run by TRADA are now detailed under our Events Page. Please take a look.…
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST)
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) awards scholarship and apprenticeship funding of up to £18,000 to talented and aspiring craftspeople working in a broad range of traditional and contemporary skills, from farriery and thatching to jewellery design, glassblowing and millinery. …
IOC agrees a one-year trial membership with Timber Construction Europe (TCE)
“We are very pleased to welcome the Institute of Carpenters as another partner in our European umbrella organisation,” said Peter Aicher, Timber Construction Europe president.
IOC President Geoff Rhodes said: “In an earlier part of the IOC’s history, very strong …
Images revealed of Fosters’ retrofit of 1905 Spanish gas plant
Originally built in 1905 by the architect Luis de Landecho, who also designed Madrid’s Ritz Hotel and Athenaeum cultural institute, the building once supplied energy to the surrounding areas.
This retrofit project transforms a historic industrial building and the surrounding …