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Construction Skills Today briefing: Friday 23 October 2026
Four stories from the last 24 hours and one closing date from our recent stories.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Devon and London tilers certified as Master Tile Fixers by The Tile Association
Martyn Moore of Moore Ceramics and Samuel Paul of PL Tilers have passed The Tile Association's certification for experienced independent fixers, which requires an online test and two customer references.
CICES hands out first equity, diversity and inclusion awards at Bristol dinner
Ordnance Survey's Simon Navin and People Plus Cymru's Hannah Jenkins took the inaugural Trailblazer and Voice awards, judged by the institution's EDI Council and sponsored by Topcon Positioning Systems.
NFB joins member D A Cook at heritage careers fair in Worcester Cathedral
The National Federation of Builders' strategy and technical manager joined member firm D A Cook (Builders), a bronze sponsor, at the West Midlands Heritage careers fair on 21 October.
Lindum opens Cleethorpes seafront site to academy pupils for careers visit
Year 7, 8 and 9 students from Cleethorpes Academy toured Lindum Group's Sea Road site, where the contractor is building a three-storey seafront building for North East Lincolnshire Council.
Closing soon
NOCN Group has opened a new round of its Foundation's Skills Innovation Grant programme, offering grants of £500 to £15,000 for pilot training projects, with applications closing on 15 December and a webinar for applicants on 3 November.
About this briefing
Published on weekday mornings. Every item comes from a story Construction Skills Today has already published and checked against its sources, from dates organisers have published, or from our data trackers. See the events and awards calendar, or get the week's stories by email with the weekly newsletter.