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Build UK confirms support for CLOCS to improve road safety

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Build UK has put its substantial weight behind the Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety (CLOCS) Programme to reduce the number of incidents involving construction vehicles and vulnerable road users. Speaking in front of 185 senior industry figures at today’s CLOCS Conference & Exhibition at the ExCeL in London, Build UK Chief Executive Suzannah Nichol MBE set out how Build UK will be working with its members across the contracting supply chain to take the lead on the issue of road safety.

APS announces launch of ninth National CDM and Student Designer Awards

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The Association for Project Safety (APS) has today announced the launch of its ninth National CDM and Student Designer Awards. The prestigious annual event will take place on Thursday 27 October at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel in London.

Historically part of the annual APS convention, for the first time this year, the National CDM and Student Awards will be a celebration in its own right, marking inspirational good practice within the Design and construction Health and Safety Risk Management sector.

Gus Robinson Developments secures £4.8m contract on Tyneside

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Gus Robinson Developments Ltd will start work on a £4.8m scheme later this month in the heart of an ever-growing community.

Work originally started on Great Park, in Newcastle, back in 2001, and since then more than 1,500 homes have been built along with a new school, a state-of-the-art office complex and community sports facilities.

How safety can stand out in industrial environments

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There is a common theme to the logos of the following tech giants: Facebook, Twitter, Dell, Skype, IBM, LinkedIn, HP? That theme is the colour blue.

Blue, you see, is trustworthy. It is loyal and strong and dependable. For technology companies, where users place their confidence and, quite often, their personal details, trust is (almost) everything.

LTC Group87 Ltd support National Apprentice Week event in Plymouth

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NASC member and CISRS training provider LTC Group87 Ltd has been supporting National Apprentice Week (March 14-21) – taking part in an employment event aimed at attracting construction apprentices and “bringing all the available apprenticeship and employment opportunities to the young people of Plymouth.”

NASC member firms back National Apprentice Week Open Day event

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CISRS training provider and NASC Members, Generation Training Services in partnership with fellow NASC member, Complete Access Scaffolding Ltd (CASL) are supporting National Apprentice Week (March 14-21), with an event aimed at promoting scaffolding apprenticeships and the construction industry as a safe and rewarding career option.

The Apprenticeship Open Day aimed at 15-21 year-olds in the Yorkshire region is being held at Castleford Tigers Rugby Ground, Wheldon Road on Saturday 19th March, 10am-3pm.

Roman’s retail showpiece a success at KBB Exhibition

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Market leading International shower designer and manufacturer, Roman has reported that this year’s KBB Birmingham Exhibition was a great success. KBB was Roman’s shop window for the retail sector and their platform to energise and engage their retailers with the innovations that they have worked so hard to bring to market.

This year’s KBB saw Roman present their specialist collections of products specifically designed to highlight the company’s vast experience within the UK and International Retail markets.

Boss Cabins set to boost standards for construction workers

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Boss Cabins, the country’s fastest growing manufacturer of mobile welfare units, is set to transform the market in a pioneering move calculated to dramatically boost the comfort and care of construction workers across the UK.

In what is seen as a first for the industry, Boss now offers its entire range of Cabins in stainless steel, supported by a 25 year corrosion warranty – a radical new development likely to spell the end for cabins constructed in mild steel – a move that will improve standards and conditions on site.

NASC 2016 Safety Report to be launched at Health & Safety show

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The NASC is set to launch its 2016 Safety Report at the forthcoming ‘The Health & Safety Event’ industry event being held at the NEC, March 22-24.

The highly-regarded annual NASC Safety Report documents and analyses accident and injury statistics for all 199 NASC full contracting member companies in 2015 – covering 14,954 scaffolding operatives, which constitutes a major proportion of the UK’s total scaffolding workforce.

2016 UK Roofing Awards – finalists revealed

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After receiving almost 300 entries this year, we are delighted to announce the finalists for the UK Roofing Awards in 2016. The competition ran from September until the end of January when a panel of technical experts from supporting trade associations whittled the entries down to just 56 projects across 14 categories. The winners are then chosen by a small panel of construction professionals.

The winners will be announced at the UK Roofing Awards ceremony on Friday 13th May 2016. We wish this year’s finalists the very best of luck. All the short-listed projects, sponsors and more information on the Awards can be found at www.roofingawards.co.uk.

Free outdoor lighting for the construction industry

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New from Bright Spark Solar is the Solar Sensor LED Light.

This inexpensive solar-powered LED floodlight is robust and fully weatherproof and provides some powerful lighting using free solar energy for a host of applications from driveways and yards to remote buildings, paths and entrances.

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