In Nepal it has been announced that the training in the scaffolding industry is continuing to show improvements. In Nepal and the Nepalese scaffolders that work across the Middle East is looking promising. The Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Schemes have just finished their annual accreditation audit for the Kathmandu Aecor/Safety
Vision 2017 is being held on the 6th and 7th of June this year. The event will be held at Olympia London and will is free for those who want to attend. There is a registration point online in order to get tickets for the event. Vision 2017 provides an
Targeted support for vulnerable customers is right, says trade body – “The energy industry stands ready to work with the next government to help deliver an energy system that works for everyone,” Energy UK’s chef executive has claimed. Responding to the publication of the Conservative manifesto last week, Lawrence Slade
RWE and Engie are considering an alliance which would see RWE swap a stake in its renewables and grids spin-off Innogy for a minority interest in Engie, Reuters has reported. The utilities have discussed possible deals with advisors and bankers although there are no active talks between senior executives, according
Conor Ellis has been appointed as the head of Rider Levett Bucknall UK Healthcare sector. The independent business works as a consultant in the construction and property management sector. Connor be working for Rider Levett Bucknall immediately. Conor has spent more than 20 years working within the healthcare sector. As
In Nepal it has been announced that the training in the scaffolding industry is continuing to show improvements. In Nepal and the Nepalese scaffolders that work across the Middle East is looking promising. The Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Schemes have just finished their annual accreditation audit for the Kathmandu Aecor/Safety and Access Ltd centre. This training centre offers the Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme, or OSTS. The auditors that visited the training centre were said to be impressed by the work that is being carried out there. The centre has been open for just 12 months and the CISRS scheme Manager that carried out the annual audit was pleased with the progress that the training facility had made. The facilities available to carry out the raining are said to be of an excellent standard. The centre is said to be a credit to Aecor/Safety and Access Ltd as they have managed to construct a great area for the training of scaffolders in Nepal and the Middle East. Over the course of the last 12 months it has been calculated that more than 300 scaffolders have received training at the Kathmandu centre to CISRS Level 1 OSTS. Of these trainees, eight complete a Basic Inspection course and nine have undergone Scaffolding Supervisor courses. Apparently one of the supervisor courses was being carried out when the audit was taking place. It is thought that after completing their training in Nepal, these scaffolders then move in order to work in the Gulf Co-Operation Council states which are Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait. It is thought that in this region there are thousand s of Nepalese people who are working as scaffolding operatives. It is thought that the operatives who have carried out the CISRS training and is therefore linked to CISRS UK and the standards of workers required here make them more in demand when looking for work. Connections to the UK arm of the training certification implies quality, and reassurance of skill to clients.
Vision 2017 is being held on the 6th and 7th of June this year. The event will be held at Olympia London and will is free for those who want to attend. There is a registration point online in order to get tickets for the event. Vision 2017 provides an opportunity for architects and architectural firms to hear about the latest technology in the industry. The event also allows those who attend the opportunity to network. Vison focuses on the cutting edge of technology and what this could mean for the built environment going forward. There will be insights in to how new technology can change how and what architects design. In order to stay on top of the fast paced technology in this industry it is thought that constant education in needed. Pocket Living will look at the different ways to create a more practical future environment, while Archio will look at prefabrication processes and how this could lead to more bespoke constructions such as micro-housing or other one of creations. Bio Buildings will also be at the show and will offer examples of their work with students and academics from other fields including biology and computer science and how these partnerships can lead to the development of new materials. BRE will be holding a BRE Theatre in order to allow those that are attending Vison 2017 to discuss their products and services. BRE is the official BIM Partner for Vision 2017 and there will be the opportunity to hear more about BIM education and how this can connect suppliers and specialists more. At Vision 2017, the focus will be on new products and services in the market and how these impact on the latest tendencies of the market. Vision is known for being an event that is CPD accredited and also proves popular with architects and others in the industry.
Targeted support for vulnerable customers is right, says trade body – “The energy industry stands ready to work with the next government to help deliver an energy system that works for everyone,” Energy UK’s chef executive has claimed. Responding to the publication of the Conservative manifesto last week, Lawrence Slade welcomed wording which suggests the party’s threatened energy price cap will be limited to specific customer groups. “Targeting support for vulnerable customers and making sure the market works fairly for everyone are the right priorities, and the industry is absolutely committed to working with government and the regulator to achieve this,” he said. Prior to the publication of its manifesto, senior Conservative had suggested that price regulation in the domestic energy market would extend to 17 million consumers and result in a £100 annual saving per household. The manifesto commitment was considerably softer however, pledging to “introduce a safeguard tariff cap that will extend the price protection currently in place for some vulnerable customers to more customers on the poorest value”. For other consumers, the Conservatives will “maintain the competitive element of the retail energy market by supporting initiatives to make the switching process easier and more reliable”. Energy UK’s relief at the toning down of threatened market interventions was reflected at many energy supply firms, though one big six executive told Utility Week they were concerned by the implications of plans to extend a price cap to microbusiness customers. With regards to other energy commitments in the manifesto Energy UK urged a Conservative government to be swift in carrying out a promised review of energy costs in order to “provide policy clarity to the investment community”. It also pleaded for “an honest debate around the costs of decarbonisation, tackling fuel poverty, how to target support for the vulnerable and deliver security of supply – and how these are to be paid for.” The trade body acknowledged a willingness in the manifesto to countenance onshore wind development in the Scottish isles, but said it would like to see a Conservative government look “wider and further” to open up onshore wind opportunities. Energy UK has previously lobbied for a change to Tory opposition of onshore wind development, pointing to its strong cost competitveness in comparison to other renewable technolgies.
RWE and Engie are considering an alliance which would see RWE swap a stake in its renewables and grids spin-off Innogy for a minority interest in Engie, Reuters has reported. The utilities have discussed possible deals with advisors and bankers although there are no active talks between senior executives, according to four unnamed banking sources quoted by the news agency. The sources said a marriage between the European energy giants would not take place before the German elections in September. However, one went on to say that because no plants would be closed as part of a deal, it could otherwise proceed very swiftly. “There are indeed talks ongoing, but that does not mean they will succeed,” said another source from the French government. Innogy debuted on the Frankfurt stock exchange in October 2016, after the grids and renewables business was spun-off from of the rest of RWE. At the time of publication, the new company had a market capitalisation of €19.8 billion. RWE owns a 76.8 per cent stake in Innogy worth €15.2 billion. However, RWE is itself valued at just €10.7 billion, suggesting that the conventional generation operations which it retained following the separation are viewed as a liability by stock market investors, Reuters surmised. One deal being considered would involve RWE trading either some or all its interest in Innogy for a minority stake in Engie. A banker told the news outlet that a share swap could see RWE take ownership of up to one third in the new Franco-German group. The French government owns a 28.65 per cent share in Engie and the company is currently valued at €32.9 billion. Any agreement would need to ensure a balance between of power between the French government and RWE, the sources said. RWE and Engie and Innogy all declined to comment on the story, although a spokesman for Engie reiterated comments made by the company’s chief executive Isabelle Kocher, who in March denied reports from Bloomberg that her company had plans to take shares in Innogy.
Conor Ellis has been appointed as the head of Rider Levett Bucknall UK Healthcare sector. The independent business works as a consultant in the construction and property management sector. Connor be working for Rider Levett Bucknall immediately. Conor has spent more than 20 years working within the healthcare sector. As part of these 20 years, Conor has been involved in hospital management in the UK for around a decade. While involved in hospital management, he has held a number of different senior management roles. These roles have been in the private healthcare sector and includes being a Partner of Tribal. Most recently, Conor has the role of Head of Health at Citrica. Over the course of his career, Conor has been working in a variety of different areas of health organisations. Conor has worked for private sector operators as well as investment houses, government departments and contractors. In these roles he focused on trying to reach the highest quality of evidence based practice in clinical and non-clinical designing and spaces. Part of his previous roles included total asset and estate solutions. It is thought that this wide ranging previous experience will prove useful while working at Rider Levett Bucknall. As part of his new position, Conor Ellis will be leading Rider Levett Bucknall’s expansions in the Healthcare sector. It is hoped that Conor’s international healthcare experience and dedication to customer service will help the business expand. Conor frequently lectures at international conferences; he also participates in panels for NHS England Estates, DQI, a number of strategy design forums and is involved in the completion of NHS toolkits. Conor will be working alongside a number of healthcare customers of Rider Levett Bucknall. These customers include Public Health England, Public Health England and a number of NHS Trusts and University Hospitals around the UK.