Trade News

A survey undertaken by Selco Builders Warehouse has revealed tradespeople are happier and earn more than university graduates. Surveying over 500 tradespeople, Selco wanted to determine how their experiences differ...

Towards the end of 2018, Options Skills teamed up with Build Staff. The aim was to assist those in the trades industry in finding work. Whether that’s on an employed...

Installer Show 2019 took place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry this year. Running from May 7th until May 9th., it was a three-day event of all things heating and...

A Trading Standards Approved Business Options Skills are pleased to announce that we are now members of the Buy with Confidence scheme. Meaning we are officially a Trading Standards approved...

As a tradesperson, you’ll have a lot to deal with. Not only do you want to get your job done, but you also have to travel far and wide. You’re...

There’s nothing quite like working in the skilled trades industry, whether you’re a plasterer or bricklayer, electrician or gas engineer. The industry can only truly be appreciated by those who...

For many, it isn’t easy to imagine life without electricity. It powers your homes, workplaces and for some, even their cars. It has become a necessity in everyday life for...

We recently found out that plumbers are the happiest workers, so we’re now delving a little deeper, discovering what makes them tick and what plumbers really think of the trade....

There is nothing worse than spending your Sunday evening dreading the following morning. Monday’s are notorious for being the worst day of the week, but it appears not everyone feels...

Whether it’s a long commute to work each day or you’re out and about all day going to different jobs. The unexpected is always possible. It could be suddenly running...

Plumbing is something people rarely think about – unless they’ve got a burst pipe or their boiler stops working – but there’s much more to plumbing than you may think....

Did you know that only 1% of people working in the manual trades industry are women? It’s not as if there’s no work. It’s estimated that there will be 182,000...