Siemens Building Technologies has just been awarded the British Safety Council Sword of Honour, which represents the pinnacle of achievement in the world of health and safety management. Each year, only businesses that have achieved a five star outcome following the BSC Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit
Job Worth Doing Ltd, has entered into a national partnership with B&Q Homefit for the surveying and installation of windows and doors to B&Q’s customers in the UK. The collaboration brings together Job Worth Doing’s fully qualified and approved local tradesmen with B&Q Homefit’s growing list of customers. Job Worth
LEADING multi-professional construction industry firm Pick Everard, has completed a £14.5 million refurbishment project at Loughborough College to provide students with a learning environment amongst the very best in further education. The exciting scheme saw the college’s key teaching building, the multi-storey six-floor S-block and other buildings on campus dating
Siemens Building Technologies has just been awarded the British Safety Council Sword of Honour, which represents the pinnacle of achievement in the world of health and safety management. Each year, only businesses that have achieved a five star outcome following the BSC Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit are eligible for the Sword of Honour award, in recognition of commitment to excellent health and safety management standards. There are only 61 Sword of Honour winning companies from around the world, and each has demonstrated to an independent adjudication panel a proven track record of excellence in managing risks to workers’ health and safety, or to the environment, within the company’s activities. Siemens Building Technologies is a specialist division of Siemens that designs, manufactures, installs, commissions and offers lifecycle support for advanced fire safety, security and building management solutions. The company operates in multiple challenging environments where adherence to stringent health and safety management standards is vital; these include power, water, transport, property, pharmaceutical, data centres, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, police and the public sector. Siemens places great importance on health and safety; one of its core values is ‘Zero Harm’, which means no accidents, no complacency and no injuries. To support this objective Siemens has introduced a series of programmes and initiatives aimed at all employees regardless of whether they are office-based, home-based or site-based. Zero Harm aims to keep all employees, customers, suppliers and contractors safe. The programme has three simple principles: Think Safe. Act Safe. Be Safe. Paul King, UK Head of Health, Safety, Quality and Environment for Siemens Building Technologies, explains: “Our vision is to provide a safe and healthy work environment for everyone, with the belief that all accidents and incidents are preventable. Furthermore the culture of proactive EHS management is a mindset that is practised by all employees, both at work and at home. We aim to encourage and drive our people to do the right thing, first time, for the right reason and for positive health and safety practice to become part of everyone’s personal DNA profile.” Siemens Building Technologies has strengthened its approach to health and safety management standards via the introduction of briefing packs for the business leaders to disseminate through their teams, by defining and setting personal objectives with each employee to enable an improved contribution and the setting up of senior management engagement tours to discuss health, safety and wellbeing with the workforce on both a team and individual basis. Paul concludes, “The safety and health of all is an integral part of all our processes and the number one value within Siemens. We see it as a fundamental right to work in an environment where risks to health, safety and wellbeing are rigorously controlled.” The 2015 Sword of Honour was presented to Siemens at the winners’ award ceremony on Friday 27 November 2015 at the historic City of London venue, Drapers Hall. Paul King of Siemens (right) being presented by Mike Robinson FCA, Chief Executive, British Safety Council (left)
Job Worth Doing Ltd, has entered into a national partnership with B&Q Homefit for the surveying and installation of windows and doors to B&Q’s customers in the UK. The collaboration brings together Job Worth Doing’s fully qualified and approved local tradesmen with B&Q Homefit’s growing list of customers. Job Worth Doing Ltd will conduct surveys and send installation teams to fit B&Q Homefit’s range of windows and doors, whilst the customer service will stay in B&Q Homefit’s helpful hands. Andy Corless, Managing Director of Entu Energy Services, expressed his delight at winning the contract with B&Q Homefit. “A partnership with B&Q Homefit is a great match for Job Worth Doing. Combining our business expertise opens up new opportunities for the consumer when it comes to the home improvement marketplace, all delivered at a great price and with exceptional quality. This is an important relationship to us which we plan to develop over the long term.” The collaboration is part of Entu’s ongoing strategy for growth and a key example of how the organisation’s Own Label Energy Efficiency (OLEE) services are able to successfully sit alongside major brands.
LEADING multi-professional construction industry firm Pick Everard, has completed a £14.5 million refurbishment project at Loughborough College to provide students with a learning environment amongst the very best in further education. The exciting scheme saw the college’s key teaching building, the multi-storey six-floor S-block and other buildings on campus dating back to the 1960s, remodelled to provide state-of-the-art facilities. The refurbished facility also offers the very best in health and fitness, as well as providing beauty services and a modern restaurant and bar. The renovation work involved stripping out and refurbishing the buildings to make them far more energy efficient. A new roof was also erected with replacement cladding installed to envelope the building. The top three floors of the refurbished S-Block building will be dedicated to sixth form students at the college, whilst two of the floors will be science laboratories for chemistry, biology and physics. The remaining floor will be for general teaching and accommodate staff rooms too. Pick Everard was appointed for the scheme through the Scape Group National Framework for Project Management and Quantity Surveying in January 2015, with students and teachers being housed in temporary buildings before the completion. National director, Adrian Ceney, from Pick Everard said: “The changes were critical as the dated buildings were in need of modernisation to ensure the college has the very best, state-of-the-art accommodation at the forefront of further education provision. “The project has ensured that students and teachers alike have first class facilities. “The development will certainly provide a further boost for Loughborough College and is sure to impress prospective students considering applying for a place at the college.” Completion of the scheme follows a previous £15m project delivered by Pick Everard at the college’s Arts Academy and Hub which was opened in September 2014. Pick Everard partner Alastair Hamilton said: “We were thrilled to be asked again by Loughborough College to deliver further works to their campus. “We pride ourselves on the high level of repeat business we achieve and the consistent high standard of work we deliver through the Scape framework. “Loughborough College’s students, staff and other stakeholders will be able to benefit from an inspiring learning environment not only now but for generations to come.” Loughborough College vice principal Yiannis Koursis said: “The enhancement and expansion at Loughborough College will have a significant impact on our facilities, particularly for A-levels and service industries including hospitality, travel and aviation, hair and beauty and caring and public services. “We are enjoying a growth in student numbers and taking a clear strategic direction to contribute to local skills and development and to wealth generation in the area. This refurbishment is building on that, transforming learning with the latest resources to help our students fulfil their potential for the future careers. “This follows our brand new Arts Academy and Hub building which was officially opened by Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, and includes a 250-seat theatre, music and recording studios, a dance studio, art and textile facilities and a photography studio and darkroom.” Work at the S-Block was delivered in stages with the top three floors completed in September, 2015 and the remaining floors in October, 2015.
