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Blu-3 win eighth consecutive ROSPA award

Specialist infrastructure provider, blu-3, has been recognised once again for its outstanding commitment to workplace health and safety with a prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) award. 

blu-3 has achieved its eighth consecutive RoSPA Gold Achievement Award, earning the company its fourth Gold Medal, handed out to organisations which have achieved five to nine years of consecutive Gold Achievement Awards. 

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CISRS accreditation renewals in Oman & Nepal

We are delighted to announce that following recent stringent audits by CISRS that our partner centres in Oman and Nepal have passed with flying colours.

Our partner STS have a fully accredited centre at Nizwa in Oman and have continued to expand their client base and course capability. A full range of courses are available through STS including Level 1 and 2 Scaffolder Skills training along with inspection and supervisor training. The centre also saw the recent introduction of CPD courses for scaffolders wishing to renew their Level 2 qualification.

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Find the right safety shoe for your company and employees

Being a business owner today isn't just about the bottom line and the profit but involves more than ever before the safety and health of your employees. 

Workplace accidents cause death and injury to thousands of employee's and the onus has shifted to the employer to ensure that this is prevented or at least minimized. The adoption of legislation and standards to ensure employee safety has placed the burden squarely on the employer. The law requires that the employer must ensure that there is no risk at the workplace and if there is, the necessary training and safety equipment must be provided to every employee. One thing that will certainly indicate negligence on the part of the employer will be when the prescripts of the law were not followed or implemented. 

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Headlines that prove it's been a very bad year for Specialist Contractors

In recent months, the events at Carillion and those described in a crop of bad headlines have shocked the UK construction industry and caused untold hardship for thousands of Specialist Contractors!

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Hadleigh Retirement Development by Mick George Ltd

The ancient market town of Hadleigh, South Suffolk is set for a new retirement development on the former Brett Works location that has been laying derelict for over 30 years.

The brownfield site was originally earmarked for a Tesco Superstore, but after being rebuffed by Barbergh District Council following disgruntlement from local residents, the alternative option offered four years on, from developer McCarthy and Stone, was unanimously approved. 

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