2 August 2016 | Herpreet Kaur Grewal FM provider Bellrock has acquired Stanley Hicks Ltd and Property Solutions (UK) Ltd. Stanley Hicks, a chartered surveying business, is based in the City of London and has been providing professional advice to clients for the last two centuries. Property Solutions, based
Category: Construction Industry Today | Subscribe to Construction Industry Today Feed Published Fri, Apr 29th 2016 Visqueen Building Products, the market leader in the manufacture and supply of structural waterproofing and gas protection systems, is proud to announce the latest merchants to join the approved list of Visqueen Stocking
A gas engineer undertook gaswork despite his registration with Gas Safe Register (GSR) lapsing and produced false documents claiming the work had been completed by a member of Gas Safe Register. Peter Strudwick, 58, appeared at Barnstaple Magistrates’ Court after undertaking servicing of commercial catering gas appliances at a mobile
7 May 2016 – by Alexander Peace and Amber Rolt More than a dozen large London supermarket sites are being brought forward for residential-led redevelopment as cash-strapped operators look to profit from the housing shortage. The supermarkets are keen to cash in on London’s increasing land values as they continue
Barry Gardiner has been appointed as Labour’s new shadow energy secretary. The announcement was made by Jeremy Corbyn yesterday evening after Lisa Nandy resigned from the post earlier in the day. Gardiner was promoted from shadow energy minister, a post which he had held since September 2015.
2 August 2016 | Herpreet Kaur Grewal FM provider Bellrock has acquired Stanley Hicks Ltd and Property Solutions (UK) Ltd. Stanley Hicks, a chartered surveying business, is based in the City of London and has been providing professional advice to clients for the last two centuries. Property Solutions, based in Bristol, is a commercial service charge specialist for the office and retail sectors. Bellrock has targeted these acquisitions “to expand its portfolio of property consultancy services into new markets”. Bellrock says that it will be able to offer Stanley Hicks’ and Property Solutions’ clients “a broader range of property and FM services”. Source link
Category: Construction Industry Today | Subscribe to Construction Industry Today Feed Published Fri, Apr 29th 2016 Visqueen Building Products, the market leader in the manufacture and supply of structural waterproofing and gas protection systems, is proud to announce the latest merchants to join the approved list of Visqueen Stocking Centres; EPMS in Aylesford. Posted via Industry Today. Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday Visqueen Building Products, the market leader in the manufacture and supply of structural waterproofing and gas protection systems, is proud to announce the latest merchants to join the approved list of Visqueen Stocking Centres; EPMS in Aylesford. Visqueen Building Products’ network of independent builder’s merchants and stockists supply their full range of products and accessories to customers throughout the UK. Based in Aylesford, EPMS Supplies works closely with only the major specialist major manufacturers to provide leading brand products that offer the best cost effective solution to you the customer. EPMS will now be stocking the following Visqueen products: Phil Bull, Commercial Director at Visqueen Building Products, commented, “We are pleased to have another branch of EPMS Supplies on board. Our partnership with EPMS in Aylesford has added to our distribution network and we look forward to further supporting our customers in the South of England.” Visqueen’s approved centres can be located via their Stocking Centre directory which allows customers to quickly and easily locate their nearest centre. For further information about Visqueen Stocking Centres, visit their website by clicking here. For more information about the products available from EPMS, visit www.epms-supplies.co.uk . Visqueen is actively looking to broaden their network of Stocking Centres; expanding their distribution channels and allowing them to continue delivering a service of excellence to builders, contractors and DIY professionals throughout the UK. As a Stocking Centre member, stockists will strengthen their partnership with Visqueen, with ongoing support including, lead generation, in-house product training and a portfolio of bespoke sales support materials.To enquire about joining the network of Visqueen Stocking Centres, or for more information please contact Visqueen’s Business Development Manager, Laura Guy on: 07789 287 769 or lauraguy@visqueenbuilding.co.uk ENDSAbout Visqueen Building Products Visqueen Building Products is the market leader in the manufacture and supply of structural waterproofing and gas protection systems. Our range of solutions includes proven high performance damp proof membranes, damp proof courses, gas barriers, tanking membranes and vapour control layers. Our product range includes: ContactVisqueen Building ProductsHeanor GateHeanorDerbyshireDE75 7RGwww.visqueenbuilding.co.uk PR & Media Enquiries – Katie Brown – SMPR 02476 546150 | katie@simplymarcomms.co.uk Contact information Visqueen Building Products is the market leader in the manufacture and supply of structural waterproofing and gas protection systems. Our range of solutions includes proven high performance damp proof membranes, damp proof courses, gas barriers, tanking membranes and vapour control layers. Source link
A gas engineer undertook gaswork despite his registration with Gas Safe Register (GSR) lapsing and produced false documents claiming the work had been completed by a member of Gas Safe Register. Peter Strudwick, 58, appeared at Barnstaple Magistrates’ Court after undertaking servicing of commercial catering gas appliances at a mobile catering van in February 2015 despite his membership with GSR lapsing some seven months before. He used his former GSR number and logo on paperwork he issued after that servicing. Later, in May 2015, Strudwick undertook gas safety inspections on the same commercial catering gas equipment but this time he used a false name and a false GSR number on paperwork that he issued. A few days later the operator of the catering van noticed Strudwick had used another name and a false GSR number and became suspicious. She arranged for another gas engineer to check the catering equipment. Subsequently Peter Strudwick’s activities were investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) who prosecuted him. Peter Strudwick of Bridge Plats Way, Bideford, pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching Regulation 3(3) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 and was found guilty of 1 charge of breaching Section 33(1)( l) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and was fined a total of £1,500 and ordered to pay £2,000 in costs. HSE Inspector Simon Jones, speaking after the hearing, said: “Peter Strudwicks undertook gaswork which he should have known he was not registered to do. “All commercial catering gas work must be done by registered GSR engineers to ensure the highest standards are met to prevent injury and loss of life. Mr Strudwick knew that he should not have undertaken the gaswork but carried on anyway and deliberately tried to deceive the catering van operator by giving her false documentation” Further information about gas safety can be found at http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/ Notes to Editors The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. It aims to reduce work-related death, injury and ill health. It does so through research, information and advice, promoting training; new or revised regulations and codes of practice, and working with local authority partners by inspection, investigation and enforcement. www.hse.gov.uk More about the legislation referred to in this case can be found at: www.legislation.gov.uk/ HSE news releases are available at http://press.hse.gov.uk Journalists should approach HSE press office with any queries on regional press releases. Source link
7 May 2016 – by Alexander Peace and Amber Rolt More than a dozen large London supermarket sites are being brought forward for residential-led redevelopment as cash-strapped operators look to profit from the housing shortage. The supermarkets are keen to cash in on London’s increasing land values as they continue to battle against each other in an aggressive pursuit to remain price-competitive. Large, multiple-acre sites in central London with car parks can accommodate hundreds of homes and are worth tens of millions of pounds, which supermarket operators want to realise as they try to drive efficiencies in their portfolios. All the content from this weekís magazine, including this article, is available in the new app. “Changing consumer habits have been a driver for the change through the effects on their trading performance,” said Will Andrews, lead director for out-of-town retail and leisure at JLL. “Operators are working hard to get best value from their existing floorspace: both from an alternative-use perspective and from successful stores adding in a mixed-use and generating value from unused airspace.” However, while the big four supermarkets may be reducing store footprints around the country to cut costs, within the M25 they have been less willing to do so. Average daily turnover can reach £300,000 for inner London superstores, according to Knight Frank. Click here to read more Source link
Barry Gardiner has been appointed as Labour’s new shadow energy secretary. The announcement was made by Jeremy Corbyn yesterday evening after Lisa Nandy resigned from the post earlier in the day. Gardiner was promoted from shadow energy minister, a post which he had held since September 2015. Elected as the MP for Brent North in 1997, Gardiner has also served as undersecretary and then shadow minister for environment, as well as on the energy and environment select committees. Earlier today Alan Whitehead resigned as Labour’s shadow energy minister, saying Corbyn is “not the right person to lead the opposition”. No replacement has yet been named. Yesterday Rachael Maskell was appointed as shadow environment secretary, after her predecessor, Kerry McCarthy, resigned at the weekend. More than 40 members of shadow cabinet have now quit because of concerns over Corbyn’s leadership. Labour MPs are today voting on a motion of no confidence in the party leader. Source link
