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The Manchester Evening News reports on three contractors carrying out a nail-biting job on top of the Chill Factore in Trafford Park. In the photos by Gary Louth, the men can be seen scaling the top of the 45m high building with the help of secure harnesses and a giant cherry picker lift. According to onlookers, the team was adjusting the giant lettering plastered across the side of ... more
Facelift has recently taken delivery of the first of 30 of the new Niftylift HR17 diesel self-propelled booms, one of a new generation of environmentally-friendly work platforms from Niftylift. Manufactured in the UK, and tailored to the European market, at just 4.9t the HR17 more than 30% lighter than comparable US-designed Genie machines, making it easier to manoeuvre and reducing both ground p ... more
Two Grimsby teenagers were arrested earlier this month after reports that one lifted the other 50ft into the air using a cherry picker parked up outside a pub. Humberside Police confirmed that two males, aged 16 and 17, had been arrested on Monday night after reports that the pair had interfered with the machinery at the rear of Wingate Parade, near the town’s Willows Estate. Discussing the ... more
The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) have called for the postponement of a new employee screening scheme because it fears it might be used to blacklist construction workers. This comes after the National Federation of Builders (NFB) announced a tie-up with outsourcing company Mitie to “provide employee screening, background checks and lone worker solutions to i ... more
A fraudulent IPAF “membership” came to light last month after a former member, EGI Platforms, produced a letter, ostensibly from IPAF, in support of a tender application for work in Brazil. The firm had in fact been expelled from the organisation in 2007 for non-payment of membership dues, and the letter itself was a forgery. ... more
Figures published today show that while Britain continues to be one of the safest places to work in Europe, too many workers are still being injured or made ill by work. Injury and ill-health statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that an estimated 28.2 million working days were lost due to work related ill health or injury in 2013/14. As a result, the co ... more
A new campaign run by industry body PASMA, on the dangers of using unsafe towers, is set to take centre stage from 10-14 November, when trade body PASMA will hold its second national Tower Week. Central to the week’s activities will be highlighting its ‘Not on Your Life’ campaign, which aims to explain what makes a safe or unsafe tower, and comes with its own dedicated website ... more
According to experts from the National House Building Council (NHBC), activity in the sector has now reached its strongest level in seven years. In total, some 107,017 house-building registrations were recorded by the NHBC between the start of the year and September. This represents a 6% improvement in year-on-year terms. The result also represents the strongest year-to-date total witnessed by ... more
Nearly a third of UK home owners are looking to carry out work on their home in the next three years, with up to £6 billion in projected works planned annually, according to a new study from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). And in good news for the industry, almost 40% of these are set to be major refurbishments, including new kitchens, new bathrooms and home extensions, while small ... more
Supported by The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) - the UK’s largest roofing trade association – the Green Roof Organisation (GRO) has unveiled a new and updated GRO Code for green roofing. The revised code is designed to provide assistance for anyone who is involved in the design, specification, installation or maintenance of green roofing. First published in 2011, t ... more
