Common Assessment Standard and PAS 91 become best practice for procurement
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Contracting Authorities in the public sector must prepare to assess their supply chains using the Common Assessment Standard (CHAS Elite) or PAS 91 (CHAS Advanced) following the release of Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 03/23 which updates the Selection Questionnaire and replaces PPN 08/16.
The changes, which come into effect from 1 April 2023, mean that contractors looking to win public sector contracts will need to show compliance not only with SSIP and health and safety requirements but with a broader range of standards as covered in the Common Assessment Standard (CHAS Elite) and PAS 91 (CHAS Advanced) accreditations.
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MODULHAUS™ crowned Innovation of the Year
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Following a year of unprecedented growth and success in 2022, leading innovators in offsite modular solutions - VOLUMETRIC™ are celebrating after being crowned ‘Innovation of the Year - Wellbeing' winners, at the 2023 CIBSE Building Performance Awards.
The VOLUMETRIC™ team picked up the trophy for SOLOHAUS™ in the MODULHAUS™ range. Designed to help overcome the homelessness crisis, these single person modules offer a safe, independent and innovative interim housing solution which helps former rough sleepers find the stability they need before making the transition to a permanent home.
O'Donovan launches its ReUse Hub
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A new initiative called the ReUse Hub has been launched by industry leader and innovator, O’Donovan Waste. Headed up by trailblazer Jacqueline O’Donovan, the new initiative ensures that sustainability sits at the heart of the O'Donovan ethos and further demonstrates its commitment to reaching a circular economy by encouraging people to think differently about waste. The new hub is designed to encourage the reuse of what would have otherwise been waste. O’Donovan continues to promote the waste hierarchy to the maximum as they generate inventive ways to help increase reuse and work towards their target of net zero emissions by 2035.
ASFP to hold regional seminar in Leeds
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The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is holding a regional seminar on Tuesday 14th March 2023 at Leeds Headingley Stadium. The event, which runs from 10am-3.30pm, will explore best practice in design and installation of Passive Fire Protection (PFP).
Leeds College of Building principal takes skills investment case to Westminster
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Leaders from across West Yorkshire have been speaking with MPs at Westminster as part of a national campaign to bring skills to the forefront of the government’s agenda.
Principals from Leeds College of Building (the only specialist general further education construction college in the UK), Leeds City College, Keighley, Bradford, Kirklees, Shipley and Calderdale colleges, joined hundreds of leaders from across the country in calling for fairer funding, a right to lifelong learning, and support for local skills shortages.
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