Celebrating 10 Years of SHMS Contracting

SHMS Contracting celebrates 10 years in business | two beers glasses cheers together

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…

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Mental health in construction | World Mental Health Day

Mental 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…

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Growth in construction sector in Q2 of 2018

Growth 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…

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