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Falck Safety Services UK adds construction training to portfolio

A leading safety training firm is building on its portfolio of services on offer at its North-east base with the introduction of new health and safety courses for construction personnel. 

Falck Safety Services UK (Falck), which has 32 training centres across the world including four UK sites in, Peterhead, Aberdeen,Montrose and Teesside, has opened up registration for four CITB approved construction safety courses from its training centre in Aberdeen. 

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NASC issues updated Technical Guidance and Safety Guidance notes

The NASC has released a raft of seven revised and updated Technical Guidance (TG) and Safety Guidance (SG).

These revisions have come as part of the NASC’s on-going commitment to refresh published technical and safety guidance on a five year cycle.

NASC members have received copies of seven guidance notes in the post during November 2015 (marked for the attention of the Managing Director) and these will also be available to full members via download, free of charge, from the members area of the NASC website.

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Merseyside construction industry firm Innov8 makes triple appointment

Merseyside construction industry health and safety firm Innov8 has made a triple appointment to boost resource following a surge in demand.

Experienced health and safety consultant Peter McConville, construction design management (CDM) safety advisor Max Meadows and office manager Emma Greaves have all joined the firm in quick succession.

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New entrance matting's a hit with Harlequins

Visitors to the DHL Stand Reception of the Twickenham Stoop, the home of the Harlequins has been given an exciting new entrance area makeover thanks to Diamond fibre-bonded carpet manufacturer Heckmondwike FB.

The club, which plays in the Aviva Premiership, was recommended Heckmondwike FB’s entrance matting in order to reinforce its unique branding as soon as supporters and visitors enter the reception area.

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A first for Plytech as they go on show at RCI expo

As the sole importer and main distributor for Rubberall® EPDM membrane, and the manufacturers of the original, and still the best, advanced flat roof edging system, Quicktrim®, Plytech have built their reputation on supplying high quality, well designed, cost-efficient roofing solutions.

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Work at Height - new dedicated training website launched

Leading provider of fall protection systems Eurosafe Solutions has launched a website dedicated to its training services.

The website www.eurosafetraining.com has been created to give anyone who owns or manages a building access to the most comprehensive training for work at height that is currently available. This ranges from training on horizontal and vertical fall protection systems, harness and rescue training, right through to advanced rooftop safety.

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Puddle flanges from Flexseal are going to the zoo

Puddle flanges from the UK’s leading coupling manufacturer, Flexseal, have played their part in the engineering solution in the expansion of world-class attraction, Islands at Chester Zoo.  Crown House Technologies Limited, the services arm of the project’s contractor Laing O’Rourke, first specified the puddle flanges within the ventilation system for the Indonesian jungle house - the centrepiece of the project, Monsoon Forest.  They were so impressed that they further specified the same product within the water system of the new animal pools.

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Firefly soars from strength to strength as reputation grows

Growing demand for intelligent software that captures, records and shares data in businesses from care homes to construction companies, has lead Firefly Online Ltd to take on four new starters.

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Simpler site inspections with new mobile solution for construction sector

A new mobile solution has been specifically developed for the construction sector, which aims to speed up and simplify the site inspection process.

WorkMobile, an award winning mobile solutions and data capture service, has developed a new app that allows tradespeople to easily collect, monitor and share data to improve business processes such as site inspections.

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ELCA promotes the benefits of urban green infrastructure at Open Day

A workshop at the Open Urban Day on 14th October - part of the 13th European Week of Regions and Cities, held from 12th-15th October in Brussels – discussed and promoted the benefits of incorporating green infrastructure in city planning. The workshop, entitled ‘Green Infrastructure – revitalizes cities and boosts sustainable territorial development’, was attended by over one hundred practitioners, experts and city representatives from across Europe, together with EU parliamentarians and EC commissioners.

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