Scaffolding Association comments on free courses offered to rapidly upskill in STEM sectors including digital construction
Thousands of working adults are set to benefit from free courses that will help them to rapidly upskill or retrain, as part of the government’s drive to plug skills gaps and boost access to higher-quality training alternatives. Sixty-five short and modular courses will be offered at 10 Institutes of Technology …
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SpanSet Instructor takes part in successful rescue of injured caver
Associate members of the Scaffolding Association, SpanSet, have said they are proud of one of their Height Safety Trainers, Pete Knight, who played a role in a recent cave rescue mission in South Wales. Pete, who like some others on the team at SpanSet enjoys caving in his spare time,
The importance of training and good recruitment
Following a public inquiry on the 16th November, Solid Scaffolding had their licence curtailed to just one vehicle, had the licence suspended for January 2022 and their repute was found to be severely tarnished after it was found that a disqualified operator was helping to run the business. Mr Benson,
Construction company fined after injured worker loses sight
A Bradford-based construction company has been fined after an employee was injured at work leading to significant sight loss in his right eye. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how Pearl Services UK Ltd had been contracted to carry out refurbishment of a retail store in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. On the 23
Scaffolding Association comments on latest construction output statistics
Latest construction output statistics show growth in September but quarterly output is still down. Latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows that construction output improved in September, growing in volume terms by 1.3% compared with the previous month. It was the first increase since June 2021
Scaffolding Association announces new partnership with CHAS
Scaffolding Association announces new partnership with CHAS – the award winning and leading accreditation scheme for contractors and supply chain management services. The largest trade association in the UK for the scaffolding and access sector is delighted to announce its partnership with CHAS, providers of accreditation services which help businesses to
Chartered Society of Designers members eligible for CSCS cards
The Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) is now recognised as a professional body by the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS), meaning CSD members with relevant skillsets are now eligible for CSCS cards. Most people in construction are familiar with Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards. It’s the card that provides
Acas publishes advice to help employers avoid fire and rehire practices
Workplace expert, Acas, published evidence on the use of fire and rehire practices at work in June. In response, the government asked Acas to produce guidance to help employers explore all other options first before considering fire and rehire to change employee contracts. This new advice has been published today
Men’s Health Forum call for urgent men’s health strategy to ‘level up’ men’s health
The Men’s Health Forum have made a call to the Government for a men’s health strategy that is urgently needed to ‘level up’ men’s health and tackle health inequalities in the UK that lead to one man in five dying before the age of 65, experts have said. In their
Scaffolding Association comments on latest construction output statistics
Latest construction output statistics show growth in September but quarterly output is still down. Latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows that construction output improved in September, growing in volume terms by 1.3% compared with the previous month. It was the first increase since June 2021 and the largest since March
Scaffolding Association comments on Small Business Commissioner call for big firms to help their small suppliers reach net zero
The Small Business Commissioner Liz Barclay has called for big businesses to help their smaller suppliers with the transition to net zero and suggested that they should share the benefits. As the COP26 Summit in Glasgow reaches the end of its first week, the commissioner who took over in July appeared to criticise big firms,
Scaffolding Association comments on latest construction output statistics
Latest construction output statistics show growth in September but quarterly output is still down. Latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows that construction output improved in September, growing in volume terms by 1.3% compared with the previous month. It was the first increase since June 2021 and the largest since March
Scaffolding Association comments on Small Business Commissioner call for big firms to help their small suppliers reach net zero
The Small Business Commissioner Liz Barclay has called for big businesses to help their smaller suppliers with the transition to net zero and suggested that they should share the benefits. As the COP26 Summit in Glasgow reaches the end of its first week, the commissioner who took over in July appeared to criticise big firms,
“OK October” says Builders’ Conference
The level of construction contract awards in October saw a significant month-on-month downshift. But Builders’ Conference CEO Neil Edwards says this was entirely predictable. And despite imminent and unprecedented cement price rises, he remains positive for a flying start to 2022. According to both the bible and 60s pop band The Byrds, “for everything, there
