Pioneering construction: celebrating innovation in the UK
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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
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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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Lavendon Group appoints Wayne Smith as MD of Nationwide Platforms
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Lavendon Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Smith as Managing Director of its UK subsidiary, Nationwide Platforms. He replaces current Managing Director, Jeremy Fish, who leaves the organisation at the end of February.
Mr Smith joined the Group in May 2016 from Aggreko undertaking the role of Corporate Strategy Director. Prior to Aggreko he undertook several Executive level roles with LaFarge in China, South East Asia and North America.
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York Handmade plays pivotal role in Westgate Centre redevelopment
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The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has played an important role in the radical redevelopment of the Westgate Centre in Oxford.
York Handmade, based at Alne, near Easingwold, supplied 115,000 bricks for the exterior of the flagship John Lewis store, one of the anchor tenants of the new-look Westgate Centre.
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Record year for concrete specialist Oscrete
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Bradford-based concrete admixtures specialist Oscrete fills two key management roles following major new product launches and a record year in business.
2016 proved a significant year for Oscrete, a division of Christeyns UK, with sales up by a record 22% over the previous year, marking the fifth year in succession in which Oscrete has recorded sales growth of over 20%, year on year.