Surely the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) cannot be serious about issuing revised CDM Regulations in 2015 that are seriously flawed and will have a detrimental effect on the number of fatal and serious injuries in the building industry.

The HSE issued a draft of the proposed new regulations with a consultation document earlier this year and they have reviewed the submissions that they received. Their latest proposals make little sense and will produce unsatisfactory regulations.

Organisers of Timber Expo today announced the 2014 exhibition was the most successful in the event's four year history - with over 6,000 visitors attending the show.

Event Director, Loretta Sales said: "Timber Expo has grown year on year and this represents a 30% increase on the 2013 visitor numbers! There was a real buzz around the event which is now a truly international affair, with visitors travelling as far afield as Qatar, China, Ghana, Russia, Kuwait, India, Malaysia, Canada and New Zealand. Exhibitors came from over 30 countries to showcase innovations from across the globe."

The ability to identify and avoid asbestos is essential to work safely within the construction industry. Though British workplaces are among the safest in the world, as reported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the 4,500 deaths due to asbestos related diseases each year are a stark reminder of the dangerous substance present in so many of our buildings.

Building science centre BRE appoints University College London Professor of Engineering Systems Jeremy Watson to lead on its built environment research programme.

The programme, which is the largest of its kind in the UK, is designed to address the many challenges faced by the sector including climate change mitigation, adaption and resource scarcity. It is delivered by BRE and its five BRE Trust- funded University Centres of Excellence which are based in Bath, Cardiff, Strathclyde, Edinburgh and Brasilia.

Randstad CPE are proud to be sponsoring the Small Builder of the Year Award at this year’s Housebuilder Awards on 6th November 2014.  

A week after its launch, the ‘Born To Build’ campaign has attracted over 1000 views to its campaign launch video, 1700 unique users to its website and over 1100 tweets of support from construction, careers and educational stakeholders.

The campaign’s focus on successful young professionals, who tell their own story of working in construction through blogs, video diaries and daily tweeting has been heralded as fresh and relevant but there is much work still to do. 

The UK Contractors Group (UKCG) is pleased to announce the first sites to register to participate in Open Doors Weekend 2015 (on 6th and 7th March 2015). These are the VINCI Technology Centre and the VINCI ‘Bexhill to Hastings link road’ project.

Open Doors gives young people, their parents and local communities an opportunity to visit major construction sites and see what happens on a modern construction project. It is also a chance for young people in particular to learn more about the range of careers the industry has to offer.

Charles Pierce has been promoted to the position of National Sales Manager for the Sika Sarnafil roofing brand.  Charles was previously Southern Sales Manager and brings a wealth of experience to his new position. He will report to the Business Unit Manager for Sika’s three roofing brands, Rod Benson.

XSPlatforms has become a manufacturing member of the Prefabricated Access Suppliers and Manufacturers Association (PASMA). As the lead trade organisation for mobile access in the United Kingdom, PASMA ensures that the products' level of safety and quality is represented.

As the eyes of the sporting world watched the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in September, an innovative piece of VPS Site Security technology was helping to keep the TV coverage on-air for the millions of viewers.

VPS, the European leaders in vacant property management, supplied their award-winning SmartTower CCTV system to help protect and secure the television and media compound at Gleneagles during the event.