Construction National

100 Bishopsgate – winner of RIBA London Award 2022

Szerelmey are proud to share that 100 Bishopsgate has recently won the RIBA London Award 2022. Based not just on the externals, but the judges were also impressed by the internals, installed by Szerelmey. These feature striking vein matched Lasa marble and basalt flooring. Congratulations to the team at 100 Bishopsgate and to everyone involved who worked hard on this lovely project.

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Mobile Mini offer path to a safer workplace

With a national network of 16 site locations nationwide, over 40,000 units and supplying over 17,000 customers, Mobile Mini offers the largest UK-wide provision of site accommodation and secure storage solutions.

Transporting and lifting containers, undertaking repair, fabrication and fittings, alongside welding and joinery all demand one thing – the highest possible standards of operational excellence.

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Colleges merge to form largest college group in the South East

Chichester College Group (CCG) and Greater Brighton Metropolitan College have today (1 August 2022) formally merged.

The merger sees the CCG become the biggest college group in the south east region and one of the strongest in the country, providing high quality learning opportunities for more than 25,000 students.

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Ramtech announces new partnership with leading monitored security provider

Global wireless solutions firm Ramtech has announced a new partnership with Immix, the world’s leading security monitoring software provider. The collaboration will enhance the technology offering of both firms, by delivering a combined complete fire protection and safety solution within the global security market.

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Alcumus SafeContractor UKAS accreditation underlines impartiality

Alcumus SafeContractor, the UK’s leading pre-qualification scheme, is proud to be accredited by UKAS, the National Accreditation Body for the United Kingdom against ISO/IEC 17020:2012 as a Type C Inspection Body.

The accreditation is testimony of Alcumus’ high standards and robust procedures of the audit process. It covers the inspection of health and safety documentation to determine compliance with the Safety Schemes in Procurement’s (SSIP) Core Criteria Assessment Standard. SafeContractor is the largest SSIP scheme to hold the accreditation. In accrediting Alcumus SafeContractor, UKAS affirms its 35,000 customers of its impartiality and independence. 

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ASFP opens nominations for its 2022 PFP Awards

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection is seeking nominations for its range of Passive Fire Protection Industry Awards, which aim to highlight excellence in passive fire protection (PFP) and to reward those who contribute to the advancement of awareness, quality and education within the sector.

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Carpentry skills help bring historic walled garden back to life

Carpentry students from Bradford College have kindly volunteered their services to help a community garden project at Yorkshire Water's Esholt Hall site.

The historic building is being renovated as a flagship Centre of Excellence for Yorkshire Water’s training academy. Bradford College students on the City & Guilds Technical Certificate in Carpentry are enhancing their skills by gaining work experience at the site and producing raised planters for a new walled garden.

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IoD Director of the Year award arrives for Jacqueline O’Donovan

Having been named as the Institute of Directors (IoD) Director of the Year in the family business category at the annual awards event in 2021, Jacqueline O’Donovan, managing director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, has at last been sent her actual award.

Due to the pandemic, the awards ceremony did not take place in person and due to diary scheduling, it is only now that Jacqueline finally has her prestigious award in her hands. This particular award recognises individuals in family businesses who have responded to the varying commercial climate and who have contributed to the success of the diverse, dynamic and innovative family business sector.

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ASFP to hold September building safety seminar

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has announced it will hold a seminar in London on Monday 5th September 2022. The event, which will run from 10am-3pm, will be held at the Aviva Building London, 1 Undershaft, London.

Bringing together keynote speakers from across Government and the fire industry, along with ASFP passive fire protection experts, the event will discuss the Building Safety Act and Competency Pathway - how they will affect you?

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Leeds College Construction Principal retires after 37 years in education

Derek Whitehead, Principal and CEO of Leeds College of Building, is to retire this week after 37 years working in Further Education and vocational skills training.

From teenage Keighley carpentry and joinery apprentice to leader of the UK’s only General Further Education College that specialises in construction, Derek has spent decades training and leading the next generation of builders, engineers, and construction-craft professionals.

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