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NASC member firms back National Apprentice Week Open Day event

CISRS training provider and NASC Members, Generation Training Services in partnership with fellow NASC member, Complete Access Scaffolding Ltd (CASL) are supporting National Apprentice Week (March 14-21), with an event aimed at promoting scaffolding apprenticeships and the construction industry as a safe and rewarding career option.

The Apprenticeship Open Day aimed at 15-21 year-olds in the Yorkshire region is being held at Castleford Tigers Rugby Ground, Wheldon Road on Saturday 19th March, 10am-3pm.

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Roman’s retail showpiece a success at KBB Exhibition

Market leading International shower designer and manufacturer, Roman has reported that this year’s KBB Birmingham Exhibition was a great success. KBB was Roman’s shop window for the retail sector and their platform to energise and engage their retailers with the innovations that they have worked so hard to bring to market.

This year’s KBB saw Roman present their specialist collections of products specifically designed to highlight the company’s vast experience within the UK and International Retail markets.

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Boss Cabins set to boost standards for construction workers

Boss Cabins, the country’s fastest growing manufacturer of mobile welfare units, is set to transform the market in a pioneering move calculated to dramatically boost the comfort and care of construction workers across the UK.

In what is seen as a first for the industry, Boss now offers its entire range of Cabins in stainless steel, supported by a 25 year corrosion warranty – a radical new development likely to spell the end for cabins constructed in mild steel – a move that will improve standards and conditions on site.

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NASC 2016 Safety Report to be launched at Health & Safety show

The NASC is set to launch its 2016 Safety Report at the forthcoming ‘The Health & Safety Event’ industry event being held at the NEC, March 22-24.

The highly-regarded annual NASC Safety Report documents and analyses accident and injury statistics for all 199 NASC full contracting member companies in 2015 – covering 14,954 scaffolding operatives, which constitutes a major proportion of the UK’s total scaffolding workforce.

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2016 UK Roofing Awards – finalists revealed

After receiving almost 300 entries this year, we are delighted to announce the finalists for the UK Roofing Awards in 2016. The competition ran from September until the end of January when a panel of technical experts from supporting trade associations whittled the entries down to just 56 projects across 14 categories. The winners are then chosen by a small panel of construction professionals. 

The winners will be announced at the UK Roofing Awards ceremony on Friday 13th May 2016. We wish this year’s finalists the very best of luck. All the short-listed projects, sponsors and more information on the Awards can be found at www.roofingawards.co.uk

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