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There’s less than a month to prepare for the Gender Pay Reporting legislation which will come into full effect from 4 April 2018. Requiring large companies with more than 250 employees across all industries to publish their gender pay gap annually, the legislation aims to increase pay transparency by reporting the overall difference in hourly pay between men and women and also look at ... more
The UK economy is missing out on £10 billion each year because home owners are so fearful of hiring a cowboy builder, they simply don’t commission building work, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The report also found that one third (32%) of home owners are put off doing major home improvement works requiring a builder because they fear hiring a dod ... more
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and other trade federations with members most likely to be affected by the collapse of Carillion are continuing to push for action on retentions. Retentions have been used in the sector for more than 100 years and were introduced to provide security against defective work or the insolvency of construction firms. They work by the employing party in ... more
This time last year, one of our cherrypickers was receiving an awful lot of attention on social media and the general consensus was that it was a very impressive machine. A time-lapsed video of the Bronto S50XDT-J being used to help the Facelift team access to every part of the Grade II listed St. Hugh's Charterhouse Monastery in Parkminster in order to complete essential maintenance work p ... more
A construction firm based in Warrington has been prosecuted after a worker was seriously injured when he fell through the fragile roof of a farm building that was due to be demolished. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard how in February 2016 an inexperienced labourer working for Fine Dimensions Limited was asked to assist in minor roof work. He stood on a fragile skylight panel and fell t ... more
A manufacturing company and contractor have been prosecuted after failing to prevent exposure of workers and others to asbestos whilst cleaning an asbestos cement roof. Carter Brothers (Rochdale) Ltd contracted Frank Allan, trading as ‘Jet Blast and Maintenance,’ to clean its premises including the asbestos cement roof in September 2016. An HSE investigation found that the ... more
A scaffolding company was fined £160,000 after pleading guilty to safety breaches that led to a scaffold clip falling approximately 20m (60 ft.) and hitting a member of the public walking below. Westminster Magistrates Court heard that, on 20 March 2017, the injured person was walking along Upper Street in Islington, London when he was hit on the head by the clip. He sustained numerous cut ... more
Artist Cosmo Sarson kicks off 2018 quite literally to a flying start, with his unveiling of ‘Angel of Brighton’. This new mural scales the side of a three story building in Regent Street in The North Laine area of Brighton and was completed on Saturday January 6th. Famous for his ‘Breakdancing Jesus’ mural opposite Banksy’s ‘Mild Mild West’ i ... more
The Daily Mail reports that a Manchester scaffolder risks being sent to jail after he was photographed working 60 feet up the side of a building wearing a harness that wasn't hooked to anything Terrance Murray, 27, was erecting scaffolding at the side of a six storey building when he was unknowingly snapped by a retired health and safety inspector. The healt ... more
Facelift has teamed up with Access International magazine and are once again running the Access Photograph of the Year competition. This is open to all Non-professional photographers worldwide, who are invited to compete for a €1,000 prize. We are looking for a thought provoking photo that demonstrates the safe use of powered access machines. To be considered, entries will need to s ... more
