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Your complete mobile welfare unit guide - Welfare facilities checklist

The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations (known as the CDM regulations) outline specific legislative requirements concerning welfare within the construction industry. It is a legal requirement for management to provide their staff with easily accessible welfare facilities on-site. Legalities aside, the happiness and comfort of the team are equally important to maintain a positive working environment. Garic has a comprehensive range of mobile welfare facilities available to hire to provide all amenities that are required on-site.

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Brett advises on UK's largest SuDS scheme

Brett Landscaping and Severn Trent Water have been working on the UK's largest sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) scheme.

The £76m project, to reduce flood risk in Mansfield, will create a surface water drainage system that can hold 58 million litres of water – roughly the equivalent of 23 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

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York Handmade plays pivotal role in prestigious Liverpool development

The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has played a significant role in a new and prestigious Liverpool student housing development.

The Easingwold-based firm, one of the leading independent brick-makers in the country, has supplied specially manufactured bricks for the stunning Renshaw Hall development.

Altogether York Handmade provided bricks 200,000 bricks, worth £160,000, for the site, which is located on the edge of the Rodney Street Conservation Area in Liverpool city centre, close to two universities.

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RHS show garden dedicated to mental health seeks construction sponsors

A garden designed to explore mental health and wellbeing at this year’s RHS Flower Show Tatton Park is appealing for sponsors.

Garden designer Carolyn Hardern and landscaper Jon Jarvis are working with Leeds College of Building to raise awareness of mental health within the construction industry through a unique show garden. The design has been accepted for the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park from 19-23 July 2023 but requires additional sponsors to finalise the project.

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2023 Site checklist - Spring/Summer

With the upcoming arrival of spring/summer 2023, you may be contemplating how to cater to your workers' needs and ensure their well-being during the warmer months. Perhaps you are also considering exploring sustainable alternatives for on-site products as we approach the warmer seasons.

In this guide, you will find a list of products that can contribute to the well-being of your workers during hot weather conditions, as well as suggestions for some environmentally friendly facilities that definitely take advantage of the hot weather.

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Jacqueline is a big hit at the Real Deal 2023 Conference

Jacqueline O'Donovan proved to be a ‘big hit’ as she took part in the impressive line-up at Ireland's leading premier SME conference the Real Deal 2023 that took place recently at the prestigious venue Goffs in County Kildare, Ireland. Jacqueline took to the stage to share her entrepreneurial and commercial expertise alongside a line-up of high-quality business leaders who have achieved outstanding success in their respective fields.

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New City College pioneers green skills agenda with Low Carbon Technology Lab

New City College is proud to announce the launch of FE’s first low carbon technology lab which will provide green skills training for London’s workforce.

The lab, equipped with cutting-edge technology, was launched at a special breakfast presentation on Thursday 4 May, attended by industry experts and business leaders who had the chance to tour the new facilities and hear about the benefits they will provide in the challenge for a new way of working to meet cleaner energy and net zero targets.

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ASFP to host Passive Fire Protection Pavilion at Firex

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP), the UK’s leading trade association for passive fire protection will be showcasing its range of training courses, guidance documents and membership services in the ASFP Passive Fire Protection Pavilion on stand FI1224 at Firex 2023 in London Excel from 16-18 May.

The ASFP Passive Fire Protection Pavilion brings together in one location a number of ASFP member companies, representing a cross section of the passive fire protection (PFP) sector. This year, for the first time, the Pavilion will also feature ASFP Pods, which allow some of our smaller member companies to have a presence at the event.

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CHAS and Story Homes recognised in 2023 Excellence Awards

CHAS, the risk management expert, has been recognised in the prestigious Verdantix EHS Innovation Excellence Awards EMEA, which acknowledges organisations instrumental in implementing innovative technologies and projects that improve environment, health and safety processes and outcomes.

CHAS, a Veriforce company, is the supporting technology provider to housebuilder Story Homes who has been short-listed in the Operational Risk Management category. CHAS completed a six-month project with Story Homes in 2022 to create a new, integrated supply chain management system which transformed how the housebuilder manages health and safety risk within the business; at the end of the campaign, over 97% of Story Homes’ supply chain had achieved the targeted compliance levels.

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Jacqueline O'Donovan to speak at Real Deal 2023 Conference

Jacqueline O'Donovan has been invited to take part in the stellar line-up at Ireland's leading premier SME conference called The Real Deal 2023. Jacqueline will take to the stage to share her entrepreneurial experience and achieved significant success in their respective businesses and industries.

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