Working at height remains the most significant hazard on a building site according to a survey carried out by the Building Safety Group. The report was based on the findings of over 2,000 site inspections [read more…]
3M will be exhibiting for the first time at this year’s PLANTWORX, showcasing its wide range of personal safety solutions for the construction industry. The science-based technology company will be one of the few health [read more…]
On Friday 19 May 15 women from London attended a free ‘trade’ taster workshop focused on Repairs & Maintenance and organised by Mears Group, the leading provider of maintenance services to social housing, working in partnership [read more…]
Leading international property and infrastructure group Lendlease has been recognised for its commitment to promoting mental health and workplace wellbeing in construction, receiving a silver award in Mind’s inaugural workplace wellbeing index. The silver award [read more…]
A new report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has revealed that should the UK lose access to the EU single market, the UK construction industry could lose almost 200,000 EU workers post-Brexit. [read more…]
A judgment has been passed today in the High Court of Justice which provides the first review of what constitutes “a reserved legal activity” for the purposes of Legal Services Act 2007. National law firm Clarke Willmott [read more…]
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has unveiled its manifesto ahead of the next general election on 8 June 2017. The NFB believes that the next government should devote to tackling the greatest challenges of [read more…]
Campaign group London Citizens, part of national community organising charity, Citizens UK, has released an affordable homes ‘league table’ for London. The table presents the percentages of affordable homes built over the five years by [read more…]
The Yorkshire team at building and civil engineering company Britcon has been appointed to refurbish the University of York’s Central Hall on Campus West. The contract follows the successful completion of a £68,000 refurbishment project [read more…]
Construction site protection experts, VPS Site Security, have added a wireless emergency system (WES) early warning fire safety and evacuation network to their range of specialist rental products and services. The VPS FireAlert Wes+ (‘Wes [read more…]
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