Tag: heritage

Prince’s Foundation placements working on the roof at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings [© Historic England Archive]Historic England has commissioned Harlow Consulting to conduct a survey into the supply and demand of heritage building skills, to help identify skills gaps and shortages. Construction companies that work on...

National Trust conservation work requires specific skillsAccording to a new report, retrofitting the UK’s historic buildings could generate £35bn of economic output a year while creating new construction jobs and supporting the country’s net zero ambitions. However, it would require a newly-trained army of workers...

Craigmillar Castle HES is the public body responsible for 336 historic buildings and sites. It is rolling-out the new programme of hands-on condition surveys in response to concerns over the deterioration of high-level masonry caused by factors including the materials used during construction, age, physical...