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60 Minute Recovery for Stolen JCB Worth £30,000

A stolen JCB 2CX Streetmaster Backhoe Loader worth £30,000 has been successfully recovered within an hour of being reported stolen, thanks to the installation of a state-of-the-art tracking device from AMI Group.

The JCB was stolen from a site in Eaton, Cheshire, and upon discovering it had been stolen, AMI’s customer immediately notified AMI and the company’s monitoring station was able to instantly access the company’s web-based Nexis platform to establish where the stolen machine had been taken by the plant thieves.

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Energy switching project wins top prize at Housing Innovation Awards

An innovative energy switching project completed by Kensa Heat Pumps and Hanover Housing Association has won the title ‘Most Innovative Retrofit Scheme’ at the Housing Innovation Awards.

Celebrating the ‘leading lights’ in the housing sector with ‘pioneering spirit and inventive and original schemes and services’, the Housing Innovation Awards honoured Hanover and Kensa’s first joint project at a glittering ceremony in Covent Garden on the 8th February 2017.

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Ecobuild 2017 – regeneration is the name of the game

Ecobuild returns in March (7-9) with an overarching theme of regeneration, which will be brought to life through an immersive exhibition and conference programme that will redefine sustainability, identify future growth sectors and tackle the housing crisis. 

The leading show for built environment professionals, Ecobuild 2017 will see ExCeL London transformed into a ‘city’ – complete with a main street, distinct destinations and special feature attractions. Central to the experience will be Regeneration Drive, a boulevard running through the centre of the exhibition floor, linking different aspects of the show and enabling visitors to experience the very best examples of innovation and creativity from across the built environment.

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Pioneering construction: celebrating innovation in the UK

Pioneering construction: celebrating innovation in the UK, is a free eBook which celebrates the amazing work going on in health and safety in the UK construction industry. From technology to mental health,pioneering cons and from training to diversity – there is a huge amount of innovation to be shared. Following on from the safest Olympics in history in London 2012, huge projects like Crossrail, Thames Tideway and HS2 are continuing a legacy of forward thinking construction. Here, a panel of experts share their experiences, opinions and best practice.

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New CISRS Scaffolding Training Centres open in Oman

Safety & Access would like to announce the opening today of two new CISRS registered training facilities in Oman. The new centres situated in Nizwa and Muscat represent a very important strategic base providing support to the major oil related industries in Oman.

The new centres are opened in partnership with Oman based industrial service provider Technical Training Institute (TTI) and Training Specialist provider Knowledge Grid (KG) and offer CISRS scaffold related training including scaffolder skills, scaffold inspection and scaffolding supervisor. 

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