Child Safety Week 2013 with 10% off Ivor products
Following the enormous success the Scheme had in raising awareness of Child Safety Week last year, it will again be looking to support this initiative in June 2013. Child Safety Week is a community education campaign, organised by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), and will this year be running from 24 - 30 June. Through Child Safety Week, CAPT aims to raise awareness of the accidents that seriously injure or kill children and how to prevent them. Every year, thousands of organisations across the UK take part in Child Safety Week, holding hundreds of events and coming up with great ways of getting safety messages across to parents and families in fun, imaginative and engaging ways. The theme for this year's campaign is 'Be a Safety Hero', designed to teach practitioners and parents about how taking small measures...
A strong start to 2013
The Considerate Constructors Scheme has seen a strong start to the year, despite continued difficult times for the industry, with registrations up against last year. The construction industry's continued support for the Scheme has led to excellent first quarter results which point towards a promising 2013. The Scheme saw a 4.4% increase in the number of sites registering in Q1 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, and the number of companies that registered with the Scheme in the first quarter of this year also saw an encouraging increase, with registrations up 15%. BBC News has recently reported that despite some signs of recovery, the construction industry remains weak according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Output from the industry rose 5.5% in February against the month before, but this was still 7% lower than...
Most Considerate Site 2013
Longcross Construction Ltd have been named as contractors of the UK's Most Considerate Site 2013 at the Considerate Constructors Scheme's annual National Site Awards. From 722 award winning sites, Longcross were judged to have reached the highest standards of consideration and were presented with the top honour by Julia Evans, Chief Executive of the National Federation of Builders, at a prestigious ceremony held at Plaisterers' Hall in London. The site which received the accolade was a former factory in Bognor Regis, Sussex on the main road into the town, upon which Longcross built a new 55,000 sqft Sainsbury's superstore. In their award citation, the judges noted the real and sustainable local support delivered by an enthusiastic and committed site team. An open event was held for local businesses to showcase their services, resulting in the inclusion of both small...
Top tips for green construction
The Greening the Industry Group (GIG) has published its top tips for greening the construction industry. The top tips were developed by the GIG to advise constructors on the best ways to minimise the environmental impact of their activities. The top tips were launched at this year's EcoBuild conference and have now been publicised to share with the industry. The GIG was established by the Government-funded Green Construction Board (GCB); the GCB was established in autumn 2011 as an outcome of the Government and the Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team, with the intention of driving forward the actions set out in the Government's Low Carbon Construction Action Plan. The aim of the GCB is to provide strategic leadership for the industry and a governance structure for the Low Carbon Construction Action Plan with its routemap to 2050....
National Site Awards 2013
The Considerate Constructors Scheme's 2013 National Site Awards, which celebrate the UK's most considerate construction sites of last year, have now completed. The 2013 National Site Awards consisted of 11 ceremonies held in Edinburgh, Manchester and London, and were attended by thousands of construction industry professionals. The awards recognise the exceptional standards of consideration shown by registered sites towards their local neighbourhoods and the general public, the workforce and the environment. A National Site Award ceremony held at The Balmoral, Edinburgh At the Lowry Hotel, Manchester One of the seven ceremonies held at Plaisterers' Hall, London This year, the Scheme presented 441 Bronze, 204 Silver and 77 Gold Awards. From the Gold Award winning sites, the very highest performing were put forward for the prestigious title of Most Considerate Site. For their outstanding contribution towards improving the image of...
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Creating Britain’s Future - investing in construction
The UK Contractors Group (UKCG) has developed a new initiative to get the UK back on track by literally building a better future. A key report, published in 2009, identified that construction drives growth so in today's financial uncertainty it is essential that there is investment in construction. -
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