Your complete mobile welfare unit guide - Welfare facilities checklist
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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
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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.
York Handmade plays pivotal role in prestigious Liverpool development
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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
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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
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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.