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Hundreds step up to help smaller employers Kickstart Britain’s recovery
Hundreds of organisations are stepping up to help Britain build back better by supporting smaller employers to give youth a chance and take advantage of the Government’s landmark Kickstart Scheme. More than 500 bodies have signed up to serve as gateways on the £2bn programme, providing assistance to employers offering
Loughborough University gives green light for the industry’s COVID-19 response
Balfour Beatty, GKR Scaffolding, Kier, Mace, Morgan Sindall, and Skanska have published a new COVID-19 industry research report, conducted by Loughborough University: “COVID-19 and construction: Early lessons for a new normal?”. The independent report, based on research conducted by Loughborough University experts into six UK major construction schemes, explores the
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Quality, integrity and sustainability in the scaffolding sector
In this Opinion piece, Priscila Escobar, Mechanical Design Engineer at HAKI, discusses the important considerations to be taken when sourcing scaffolding products. Globalisation is allowing organisations around the world to be in dialogue with each other on an hourly basis. Although it is enabling businesses to keep connected from afar, on the flip-side it is
Scaffolding Association CEO discusses navigating the way through Covid-19
In this Comment piece, Robert Candy, CEO of the Scaffolding Association, talks about the uncertain journey that our sector must now travel. Having provided unprecedented financial support to businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government is now releasing the country from lockdown in its bid to stimulate the economy and achieve some sort of normality.
NFB calls for major reform of CITB and no delay to consensus
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has called for major reforms to the CITB in order to support skills in the sector. The decision follows concerns raised by the NFB’s Major Contractors Group in May and underling concerns raised by the NFB’s Regional Executive Boards last year. The NFB’s Board recorded its explicit recognition of
Quality, integrity and sustainability in the scaffolding sector
In this Opinion piece, Priscila Escobar, Mechanical Design Engineer at HAKI, discusses the important considerations to be taken when sourcing scaffolding products. Globalisation is allowing organisations around the world to be in dialogue with each other on an hourly basis. Although it is enabling businesses to keep connected from afar, on the flip-side it is
Scaffolding Association CEO discusses navigating the way through Covid-19
In this Comment piece, Robert Candy, CEO of the Scaffolding Association, talks about the uncertain journey that our sector must now travel. Having provided unprecedented financial support to businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government is now releasing the country from lockdown in its bid to stimulate the economy and achieve some sort of normality.
NFB calls for major reform of CITB and no delay to consensus
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has called for major reforms to the CITB in order to support skills in the sector. The decision follows concerns raised by the NFB’s Major Contractors Group in May and underling concerns raised by the NFB’s Regional Executive Boards last year. The NFB’s Board recorded its explicit recognition of