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...
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...
Monitors’ Regional Meetings, Spring 2013
The Scheme's Monitors met regionally for the first time in 2013 to discuss the new Code, as well as general Scheme news and good practice initiatives. The meetings took place between the 12th March to the 21st, and were held in Bristol, London, Ware, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Coventry. Each meeting was chaired by a Scheme Director and the Chief Executive. The meetings are held twice a year and allow Monitors to discuss the performance of sites and companies they have visited as well as good practice initiatives they have witnessed. The main focus of these meetings revolved around the new Code, and allowed Monitors to discuss areas such as scoring consistency and report writing. Monitors also took part in group exercises to check for a good standard of report writing and fair scoring. The meetings closed on discussions...
100,000 and counting…
The Considerate Constructors Scheme is delighted to have recently celebrated their 100,000th site visit which took place at the Riverside South construction site in Canary Wharf, London. Since 1997, over 60,000 construction sites and thousands of construction companies have registered with the Scheme, making a commitment to improve the image of construction. Every registered site and company receives visits by one of the Scheme's Monitors, experienced industry professionals, who assess their performance against the Scheme's Code of Considerate Practice. The Code is designed to encourage considerate thinking and practices towards the public, the workforce and the environment. The construction site which received the 100,000th site visit is situated in London's Canary Wharf and involves the formation of ship protection barriers ready for further development of the overall scheme. The contractors - Canary Wharf Contractors Ltd - are no strangers...
A new film for site managers
A new film for site managers has been published by the Scheme which helps registered sites understand how to adhere to the five-point Code. Following the new Code of Considerate Practice which came into effect from the 1st Janaury 2013, all documentation and information has been updated to reflect this change, including the film for site managers. The new film is presented by Melissa Porter, a TV presenter who has worked on property programmes for the BBC and Channel 4. The filming took place late last year on a registered construction site in Essex. The film for site managers is designed to inform those who manage a registered site on what the Scheme's expectations are and what is required to meet compliance with the five-point Code. It explains what a site will need to do with regards to displaying...
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Supporting Constructionline's 'Meet the Buyer' events
For many years the Considerate Constructors Scheme has been working with Constructionline and is pleased to be supporting their 2013 'Meet the Buyer' events. -
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. -
Construction Youth Trust - supporting the next generation
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Trade contractor registration - how it can benefit your company
