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The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) will officially launch its 2019 global safety campaign at the giant bauma construction equipment showcase near Munich, Germany, 8-14 April 2019. This is an ideal opportunity to engage the European industry and promote safer use of MEWPs. The IPAF stand is confirmed as 711 in C4 hall of the exhibition site and will offer a chance for delegates to ... more
The process of getting a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card is set to get easier with the launch of a new online service. This comes after complaints that the process of applying for the cards through the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) call centre was too long and laborious a process. Discussing the new online application process, Graham Wren, Chi ... more
Last month it was announced that the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will not be enforcing prompt payment on its £30 billion construction framework. The framework will be used by central government departments and local authorities. Although the CCS has stated that 30-day payment terms would apply on its forthcoming framework, it confirmed there would be no sanctions on those who failed to m ... more
The CITB’s latest forecast predicts positive growth for the sector despite the uncertainty of Brexit. The annual Construction Skills Network (CSN) report - a five-year forecast into the industry’s skills needs - anticipates construction growth of 1.3% across the UK, down a third of a percent on the previous year. The forecast is based on the scenario that the UK ... more
If you know a roofing contractor who you think is a local hero, now is the time to help them shine. It's time to celebrate all the good things that roofing contractors do, either at work or in their own time. UK Roofing Awards headline sponsor, SIG Roofing, has teamed up with National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) to search for the 2019 Local Hero. If you know a Roofin ... more
The Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management (FAAM), Asbestos Control and Abatement Division (ACAD) and The National Organisation of Asbestos Consultants (NORAC) have formed a collaboration to bring a new skills certification card, displaying the CSCS logo, to Asbestos professionals. The project brings together organisations representing consultancies, Licenced Contractors and Asbestos p ... more
‘Weeding out’ rogue roofers is the most pressing issue for the roofing sector, accord to new research carried out by Chandlers Roofing Supplies in association with Fix Radio. In the nationwide survey of 499 respondents, almost three quarters (72%) said that work carried out by unscrupulous roofers was the top issue for the trade. A further 73% said they had been called upon to ... more
Back in February 2016, Facelift made it onto the small screen as one of our Niftylift X-Trax 12 machines was spotted in the background of a BBC London feature filmed at the Crossrail site. The machine was on hire to Hochtief-Murphy JV for four months in the Woolwich Tunnel for Crossrail Project. The news item featured an interview with Labour’s Sadiq Khan, at that time mayoral candida ... more
A carton manufacturer has been fined after a contractor suffered fatal head injuries after falling through a broken skylight at their site in Birmingham. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 27 October 2017, a contractor working for Landor Cartons Limited at Devon Street, Birmingham, suffered fatal head injuries when he fell six metres through a broken skylight in the roof to the fac ... more
Two firms have been fined after the “entirely preventable” death of a worker at the Green Man Lane estate in the London borough of Ealing. Oliver Connell and Son Ltd and Rydon Construction Ltd were prosecuted by the HSE after a worker fell to his death after a temporary platform collapsed. Southwark Crown Court heard how, on 24 July 2015, Mr Vasile Nichitut was working on the fifth f ... more
