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SHMS Annual Golf Day 2019
Every year we get a few clients and friends together from ourselves and SHMS Accountants to enjoy the sun, do some networking and most importantly, play golf! With 21 people joining us, it was our biggest golfing event yet with clients coming from all over the country to take part.
Read MoreCelebrating 10 Years of SHMS Contracting
10 years in business calls for a celebration! From becoming a small start-up in March 2009 to a thriving contracting company in 2019, Managing Director Stephen Humphreys has spoken about how the business has grown over the last decade. From The Ground(work) Up SHMS Contracting started after Stephen, an accountant who deals with several construction…
Read MoreMental health in construction | World Mental Health Day
Mental health in the construction industry is getting increasingly worse. Suicide is listed as the biggest killer of men under 50, and male construction site workers are up to three times more likely to take their own lives than the average male in the UK. Data released by the Office for National Statistics in 2017…
Read MoreGrowth in construction sector in Q2 of 2018
The latest release from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown recovery in the construction industry, with output increasing 3.3% in the three months to July. This follows a weak start to the year caused by the fall of Carillion, bad weather and Brexit uncertainty. After the fall in construction output at the start of 2018 caused by the Beast…
Read MoreHow can we encourage women into the construction industry?
“Women from a young age need to be more aware of the roles available within construction. There is a preconceived idea that the industry is predominantly boots and muck but there is much more to us than just that.”
Read MorePimlico Plumbers workers’ rights case draws to close in Supreme Court
The highly-reported Pimlico Plumbers case will draw to a close today in the UK Supreme Court. The case, which disputes workers’ rights after Pimlico Plumbers engineer Gary Smith claims he was unlawfully dismissed, has brought about much-needed discussion over the divide between employees, workers and the self-employed. This discussion also covers what rights each is entitled…
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