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Construction Skills Today briefing: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Six stories from the last 24 hours, two dates for the week ahead and one closing date from our recent stories.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Constructors' Company puts charitable trust at centre of 50th anniversary year
Henry Lamb, the 50th Master of the Worshipful Company of Constructors, has set out plans for the livery company's Golden Jubilee year, with its Charitable Trust reporting a record £78,000 in grants.
NFRC opens UK Roofing Awards 2027 nominations with 8 January deadline
The roofing trade body is taking free entries across 16 project categories and three individual awards until 8 January 2027, ahead of a ceremony on 16 April at the InterContinental-The O2 in London.
R G Carter welcomes 14 new apprentices at Royal Norfolk Showground induction
The Norwich contractor's in-house Academy brought together new starters from R G Carter Construction, Carter Design Group and Eyre Group for presentations and team-building challenges.
Sizewell C contractors build competition pétanque piste at Eastbridge pub
Five Sizewell C supply chain firms led by Blackwell Earthmoving have built a 16.5m by 15.5m pétanque piste at the Eel's Foot Inn, one of the latest projects from a Site Social Benefits Forum that has supported 14 in its first year.
Shirebrook leisure centre and park win £256,076 from East Midlands Mayor's community fund
Shirebrook Town Council will use the Community Development Fund award for a pump track, walking path, games space, gym equipment and soft play at a 1984 sports hall it bought and relaunched in 2012.
Grant UK sponsors Highworth Town Juniors under-13s in third Wiltshire club deal in five weeks
The Swindon-based heating manufacturer has agreed a one-year sponsorship of the U13 H boys team for the 2026/27 season, following recent deals with Robins FC and FC Chippenham Youth.
This week
Constructing Excellence National Awards
Takes place on Friday 6 November.
Tomorrow's Engineers Week
Starts on Monday 9 November.
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.