Applications to the Building Craft Programme 2022-2023 are now open and the deadline is 28th March 2022, at 12 noon. The Building Craft Programme is a full time, 8-month course which gives practical experience in traditional building skills and the opportunity to work towards a Level 3 NVQ in Heritage Skills. The course consists of...Read More
Fantastic to read about the great progress of individuals benefitting from The Prince’s Foundation Building Craft Programme, which our Livery is proud to support. The programme helps those working in construction push their skills to the next level and continue on their journey to becoming the next generation of master craftspeople. Each year the programme...Read More
From knives to better lives Our Livery is proud to support a new national youth-focused Community Interest Company, Down Tools, dedicated to fighting knife crime. The new organisation works with schools and youth groups to raise awareness of the dangers and consequences of carrying knives. The latest statistics show that in the year ending March...Read More
Our #BuildACareerWithoutLimits campaign includes bursary funding to help graduates, apprentices and young individuals develop new skills and their careers working with a supplier or manufacturer of building materials. Do you want to work in a dynamic industry with opportunities to learn while you earn? Then download this short presentation to find out more! Read More
A pilot scheme to help prison leavers build a better life for themselves is gathering momentum as Livery companies see the benefit of giving ‘returning citizens’ a second chance, says our Master Stewart Pierce. In 2019, WCoBM embarked on a new Pan Livery project – No Going Back (NGB) – that provides training, employment opportunities,...Read More
In this latest #BuildACareerWithoutLimits column for Builders’ Merchants News (BMN) our Livery highlights the urgency of attracting new talent into the industry, and the important role of apprenticeships and training in encouraging and retaining a new generation of workers. There is a lot of focus on the construction industry at the moment. Most of it...Read More
It was with great sadness to hear that on the 27th August the life of Maddie Durdant-Hollamby, daughter of Liveryman & Court Assistant Steve Durdant-Hollamby, was cut short in such tragic circumstances. Maddie worked in the industry and was advancing strongly in her marketing role with Keyline Civils. Most recently she was appointed Project Director of...Read More
Our Summer newsletter, published in August, highlights Company activity this year to date. You can download it here or view the newsletter using Flipbook here. As the pandemic and associated challenges continued into 2021, the Company remained active and resilient. The world of virtual continued, as shown on pages 10-15, allowing the Master and our...Read More
Our Company is pleased to support a new charity called Down Tools, set up to fight knife crime. The organisation is reaching into schools and working with young people to build awareness about the dangers, risks and consequences of carrying knives WCoBM’s donation was used to print 20,000 bookmarks, which will be distributed to schools...Read More
A career with Mannok means joining a world class manufacturer, working with state of the art technology, upholding sustainability at the heart of everything we do and valuing the people that make the business the success it is. Most of all, you’ll be part of a fantastic team, with long term career opportunities with a...Read More
