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A Facelift Niftylift HR17 has been used along The Mall in London to put up flags in time for the Commonwealth. “Upon providing the prestigious service delivery of flag flying on The Mall for important ceremonial events, it’s key that the right access equipment is used to provides us with the functionality to achieve and complete the task in hand. The Nifty HR17 has proven to meet and ... more
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has identified four key causes of accidents when working at height using Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) and how to prevent them. The four key areas identified were: - Risky behaviour such as overreaching or leaning out of the platform, climbing on guardrails, tying gates open or overriding ... more
The government has announced proposals to help smaller businesses bid to win government contracts. Suppliers will have to advertise subcontracting opportunities via the Contracts Finder website, and provide government with data showing how businesses in their supply chain are benefitting from supplying to central government. Proposals also include excluding suppliers from major government ... more
More than half of small building firms say that rising material prices are squeezing their margins and the same percentage have had to pass these price increases onto consumers, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Small and medium-sized (SME) building firms were asked which materials are in shortest supply and have the longest wait times and found that fir ... more
The Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) has released the results of a survey which suggests that more education is needed on asbestos exposure risks. Their research has found that one-in-four UK construction workers believe they may have been exposed to asbestos fibres, placing them at higher risk of contracting terminal cancers later in life. And with potentially half a milli ... more
Now is the time to boost the skills of your workforce and help promote safety by booking your employees on an IPAF Operator course with Facelift. Until the end of May, we are offering a special discount that makes it the more the merrier when it comes to training. - Book 2 people in and get £10 off each person - Book ... more
Private members Bill to overhaul the hated cash retentions system has been pushed back seven weeks. “The industry loses around £1m for each working day, mostly from SMEs. There have been proposals to stop the abuse of retentions before, but this time there is the largest coalition on fair payments ever.” Peter Aldous 76 trade bodies turned out in force to support ... more
Trade magazine Vertikal has added another dishonourable entry to its Death Wish series. One of their readers sent in this story after they spotted a man in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, pressure washing moss from a steep roof with questionable fall protection. Their reader said: “I Came across this joker working in Pontefract West Yorkshire yesterday Jet washing a roof, no fall protecti ... more
The principal contractor involved in the construction of a dormer extension was last month sentenced for safety breaches after a self-employed worker suffered life threatening injuries. Leeds Crown Court heard how, in 2015, the operative was working on the roof at the side of the dormer when he fell approximately eight metres on to a paved floor. Adverse weather meant there was a need ... more
This time four years ago, Facelift was helping to liven up the landcape in Bristol by providing the necessary vantage point for a reproduction of famous Bristolian graffiti artist Banksy’s ‘Kissing Coppers’ on the front of the derelict Astoria cinema. Created just a few days after same sex marriage was legalised in the UK, many people wondered if the reproduction was mea ... more
