HCL breaks new ground with CSCS fall protection qualification
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Fall protection expert, HCL Safety, is setting new standards in fall protection installation safety with the launch of a new CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) recognised qualification.
As of 1st October 2017, CITB requires that CSCS card applicants need to prove they have the training qualifications required for their job. Working with CITB, HCL Safety has developed and introduced a course dedicated to work at height safety installation for its employees - ‘HCL Fall Arrest Systems Training’.
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The real cost of poor health and safety on site
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Poor health and safety on site can have a massive impact on a business, not only can it damage a site and cost thousands of pounds but it can severely injure workers.
According to HSE, construction remains a high-risk industry and accounts for a high percentage of fatal and major injuries. In fact, millions of working days are lost due to work-related illness and injury.
Rainclear offer choice of 6 colours for steel gutters and downpipes
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Galvanised Steel is a great product for gutters and downpipes with stylish looks that are long-lasting - the colour will not fade or crack. The Infinity Galvanised Steel roofline system comes with a ‘robust’ colour coating in a choice of 5 Colours, Plain Galvanised or Copper - all held in stock at Rainclear Systems for next day delivery.
The demand for steel guttering has never been higher with homeowners and self builders looking for this stylish, high quality rainwater solution at a price tag that is closer to premium uPVC than either heritage Cast Iron or Aluminium.
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Portobello development gets extensive external brick makeover
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Plastic Surgeon, the UK’s leading specialist surface repair firm, has used its skills to enhance the external brickwork of a newly developed retirement living complex in Portobello, Edinburgh.
The project, Jameson Gate, has been recently developed by McCarthy & Stone, the UK’s leading retirement housebuilder.
Catering for retirement living, the development is aimed at those who are aged over 60 and, as well as providing facilities such as a sunroom and roof terrace, features 20 one-bedroomed apartments and 22 two-bedroomed apartments. Described as ‘luxurious and stylish’, the building is built to a high specification incorporating quality design.
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Specialist contractors under threat from poor payment practices
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The businesses of Specialist Contractors working in the construction industry are at considerable risk from main contractors who use underhand and unscrupulous tactics to increase profits by not paying them for work properly carried out.
A recent survey carried out in conjunction with StreetwiseSubbie.com Limited found that up to 93% of Specialist Contractors experience disputes regularly or occasionally. Often these lead to serious financial problems, or even threat of closure, through payments being withheld for spurious reasons.
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