Polypipe, the manufacturer of underfloor heating systems, has officially launched a £250,000 training facility to inspire the next generation of budding heating professionals. The Doncaster-based firm held the official opening of the state-of-the-art Polypipe Professional [read more…]
Despite the shocking tragedy of the Grenfell fire in London last summer, an online poll has revealed that 50% of tradespeople don’t feel confident in advising customers on fire door safety. Despite extensive media coverage [read more…]
Noise monitoring experts Cirrus Research have launched a free Noise at Work assessment to help companies provide a risk-free environment to protect their workers’ hearing. The first of its kind, the comprehensive assessment is available [read more…]
In its continuing bid to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and to highlight the need to create healthier and well workplaces, UK charity Mates in Mind and BBC News featured Mates in Mind [read more…]
Protecting your workers from occupational noise just got easier and cheaper thanks to a new deal being offered on the Cirrus Research doseBadge. Cirrus Research has been protecting workers’ hearing for nearly 50 years but [read more…]
Leading specialist infrastructure provider, blu-3, has launched its S.A.F.E app to promote health and safety awareness and encourage reporting across all levels of the business. The S.A.F.E app is designed to encourage employees to stop [read more…]
The boss of a construction company based in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, has been banned after failing to pay fines following multiple health and safety breaches. Michael Allen, 64, of Ashbourne, was a director of Allen and [read more…]
A-Plant – Britain’s biggest plant, tool and equipment hire company – has set the wheels in motion to help make London’s streets safer for vulnerable road users. Four A-Plant representatives were invited to attend a [read more…]
One of the UK’s largest independent construction firms, Robertson, has pledged its support to local Inverness-based charity, Mikeysline, which helps people experiencing mental health issues. Robertson is selling reusable water bottles to its employees, subcontractors [read more…]
Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement last month (16th May 2018) to spend £400m on the refurbishment of 158 high rise buildings identified within England’s social housing estate has been widely welcomed by the construction industry [read more…]
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