Mick George Ltd goes Environmental
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It wasn’t all that long ago, Mick George Ltd was exactly that. One business, targeting a niche contracting market within the realms of the construction industry,
But, those days now seem a distant memory. Although the overarching brand remains, the number of trading divisions representing it, is expanding with increasing frequency, challenging such statements.
Finn Geotherm gets a warm feeling from installation for military charity
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Renewable heating expert Finn Geotherm, has completed an air source heat pump installation for military charity Walking With The Wounded to deliver heating and hot water for a former Royal Engineers officer in Suffolk.
Eric Hamilton, an ex-Royal Engineer soldier, is suffering from mesothelioma, contracted from aggregate blue asbestosis in Cyprus in 1976. Eric lives in a bungalow in Red Lodge with his daughter and full-time carer, Suzanne Wright, who is also a former servicewoman. His condition requires him to be kept warm all year around, which was proving difficult and expensive as the bungalow's oil boiler was coming to the end of its life.
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Health in the workplace: Securing your future
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Casella, the leading technology company for noise and dust monitoring features in a new programme by the CIOB in partnership with ITN productions called; ‘Masterminds of Construction’. It is currently available to view here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm2jJVFzfss.
The programme features key industry interviews and news-style reports along with sponsored editorial profiles. In it, Casella demonstrates how their monitoring solutions are helping organisations adopt a new approach of “Treating Health like Safety” and introducing this new perspective into the workplace.
Flowcrete UK wins FeRFA award for high-end cattery project
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Flowcrete UK took home a coveted prize at the FeRFA Best Practise Awards 2016, winning the Highly Commended Small Industrial Project category in partnership with Resin Coating Specialists.
The award, presented during a glittering ceremony held in the Woodlands Suite of the Belfry Hotel, was in recognition of a flooring project at Larton Livery, located in Frankby on the Wirral peninsula, which was building a new, high-end cattery.
Larton Livery’s owners knew that they needed a high performance flooring solution in order to maintain a clean and attractive appearance despite the multiple hygiene difficulties inherent to a cattery facility. It was also important that the floor’s colour and design would impress clients visiting the site and emphasise the high quality service that Larton Livery prides itself on delivering.
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UK SMEs find start-up process challenging
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Fewer than four out of every 10 (38%) UK business owners feel that the UK actively fosters and encourages an entrepreneurial environment, according to the Close Brothers Business Barometer, a quarterly survey of over 900 UK SME owners and senior management across a range of sectors and regions.
When asked the question ‘do you feel the UK encourages entrepreneurs?’, 38% said ‘yes’; 42% answered ‘no’ and 20% were undecided.
“Business owners are telling us that more needs to be done to help encourage entrepreneurship in the UK,” said Neil Davies, CEO, Close Brothers Asset Finance (pictured). “This is despite the UK ranking near the top in a number of global polls that measure entrepreneurism.