CSCS IS HOSTING a webinar for those impacted by the withdrawal of CSCS cards issued under Industry Accreditation (IA) or ‘Grandfather Rights’. First announced in 2019, the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) will stop issuing new IA cards from 30 June, 2024 and all cards issued under the scheme will become invalid at the end of 2024.
DR ALEX O’DELL, Senior Market Director in GB & Ireland for roof window manufacturer VELUX, has taken on a new sustainability role as co-chair of the UK Corporate Leaders’ Group (CLG UK). The group, which is convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), seeks to share the experience of businesses with
SIX CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES are being prosecuted for the Beechmere retirement village fire in Crewe in 2019, including Wirral-based MAC (Roofing and Contracting) Ltd. The roofing company is alleged to be responsible for several fire safety failures as it carried out hot works on the roof of a flat in the 150-resident complex on Rolls Avenue,
MANUFACTURER OF steel products, Tata Steel UK has been fined £120,000 after a worker suffered serious head injuries when he was knocked unconscious with a scaffold pole. Gavin Rowlands, an employee at Monolithic Refractories Limited, sustained permanent brain damage, as well as a broken jaw, as a result of the incident on 3 April 2017. He
BUILDING ON the success of its in-line solar PV offer, including products from Marley, BMI and Wienerberger, SIG Roofing is expanding its range of renewable technology to include a full PV package for pitched, flat and industrial roofs. This is no longer limited to Solar PV panels: SIG is offering all fixings plus electrical connections,
WORK-RELATED deaths totalled 135 in Great Britain in the 12 months of 2022-2023, according to figures published today by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Falls from height remain the most common cause of fatal injuries, numbering 40 and accounting for 30% of all worker deaths over the year. This is followed by being struck by
UK CONSTRUCTION companies signalled a renewed decline in business activity in June amid a steep and accelerated downturn in housebuilding. The latest data from the S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction PMI report also highlighted a reduction in new orders for the first time since January. On a more positive note, softer demand and fewer
MEMBERS of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) are at the Houses of Parliament this evening (5 July) to talk to MPs and Lords about retentions. NFRC and other industry representatives will be raising the politicians’ awareness of the problems caused for sub-contractors by cash retentions. Retentions is the construction industry term for monies
A BOOKLET, Guide to Graded Battens, has been released by SR Timber to provide clarity on roof batten grading, and what to look for to meet British Standard BS 5534. The booklet focuses on the four key areas which the supply chain, including contractors, should look out for to ensure that their roofing battens follow BS
A RECRUITER is appealing to construction businesses in Wales and the South West to take on workers with convictions and help turn their lives around while tackling their own skills shortages at the same time. The UK recruiter, Acorn by Synergie, has launched a new scheme in partnership with three Welsh prisons and HMP Bristol to
