Jodie Pope accepted the Technical Assistant role for Bewley Homes. Bewley Homes is a developer that is based in Berkshire. Following her appointment as Technical Assistant, Jodie has undergone a development all her own, as she displayed hard work and dedication in order to overcome all challenges she has faced
The leading chartered surveyors and estate agents, Flick & Son have recently appointed Paul Gray as their Managing Director. This appointment has been made by the business in order to expand their residential sales, lettings and management activities. Flick & Son is known for being one of the longest established
The Construction Industry Training Board, or CITB have been given their last chance by the Federation of Master Builders, or FMB. Members of the FMB are divided in regards to their opinions on the future of the CITB. Some members would like to see the training board continue, while others
Makita has released two new versions of their 10.8V Brushless CXT Jigsaw. The company have announced that they will be extending their cordless range, introducing new CXT jigsaws. Both of these new products have brushless motors and have a 90mm cutting capacity in wood. These newly released models are thought
Cundall engineer has been given a medal in achievement awards, which has been announced by the Institute of Engineering and Technology. Dr. Ozak Esu uses her free time in order to tutor disadvantaged young people. Dr. Ozak managed to beat a global field of competition in order to jointly win
The 2017 Serpentine Pavilion will be remaining open for a further six weeks because of popular demand. The Pavilion will now be open until the 19th of November. AECOM has collaborated with David Glover in order to create the technical advisory services used in the fifth annual Pavillion. David Glover
The Leeds-based house building company, Park Lane Homes, has been named as one of just 13 companies who have been chosen to represent the best industry practice as part of the 2016/17 Parliamentary Review. The company was first founded in 1990 and is an independently run business that has a
THSP has announced that their Risk Assessment Builder is now available to purchase on the open market. The Risk Assessment Builder has been advertised as revolutionary and set to transform the industry. So far the product has received a range of great reviews and has also been shortlisted for two
Height safety specialist ESAT Safety Systems Ltd has secured major contracts with UK airports and a high street retail chain, after just 12 weeks of trading. The company has also signed contracts to work with facilities management and modular building companies. Neil Chippindale and James Bodell, who have 20 years’
Leading renewable energy developer and first-time entrant Dulas has achieved a Gold RoSPA award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The business was presented with the award during a ceremony at the Hilton Glasgow hotel on Thursday, September 14, 2017.
Jodie Pope accepted the Technical Assistant role for Bewley Homes. Bewley Homes is a developer that is based in Berkshire. Following her appointment as Technical Assistant, Jodie has undergone a development all her own, as she displayed hard work and dedication in order to overcome all challenges she has faced in the past year. Working as an Assistant to the Technical Team, Jodie had a wide range of different responsibilities to carry out. Jodie has been involved with the implementation of new developments and has seen projects through from inception to completed and sold. Part of her role has found Jodie managing a range of different tasks at once, as part of a roe that has offered diversity and pace. Bewley Homes has been working to support Jodie throughout her first year as she develops her knowledge base. The experienced team working at Bewley Homes have been on hand throughout in order to support and mentor Jodie throughout the initial steep learning curve and as she takes on different tasks and challenges as a part of her role as Technical Assistant. The hard work that Jodie has put in since she started has paid off, as she has been promoted to Technical Co-ordinator. In this new role Jodie has been given full responsibility of the management of two dedicated Bewley Homes projects as well as working to assist with any requirements that have come from the commercial, sales and construction teams. Next, Jodie is about to begin her Masters in Construction Management at the University of Reading. While Studying, Bewley Homes is supporting Jodie, allowing her to study part time. Bewley Homes have published Jodie’s story in order to demonstrate to other young people who are wanting to begin a career in the construction industry how to work hard and succeed. Highlighting Jodie’s story in particular shows the rapid progression of a woman in this industry, which will hopefully be a positive example for other young women considering this area for a career.
The leading chartered surveyors and estate agents, Flick & Son have recently appointed Paul Gray as their Managing Director. This appointment has been made by the business in order to expand their residential sales, lettings and management activities. Flick & Son is known for being one of the longest established independent estate agents in Suffolk. The company has their roots in Saxmundham and as far back as 1833. The company has expanded and opened new offices in Aldeburgh and Leiston in 1900 with more recent expansion into Southwold and Halesworth. Paul Gray has gained more than 20 years of experience from working in the industry and has spent the last five years working as a Director at Ludlow Thompson, known for being one of the most respected and successful independent estate agents in London. Paul has said that he was drawn to Suffolk by the beautiful coastline, the inland towns and villages and the mixture of modern and period property around the region that is available to purchasers. Paul accepted the move to Flick & Son as the company is a widely respected brand that Paul can make his mark on and help to grow their market. Paul wants to consistently proving the benefits of dealing with a team of staff in a number of high street offices that are dedicated to delivering great customer service. Moving house is well known for being one of the biggest and most stressful life challenges and it is vital for Flick & Son to develop their excellent reputation for personal service to help their clients and make the whole process slightly easier. Paul’s experience will be an asset to the company and he will, no doubt, ensure that his team continue to deliver first-class customer service to their clients and uphold the ethos of the company in his new role as Managing Director.
The Construction Industry Training Board, or CITB have been given their last chance by the Federation of Master Builders, or FMB. Members of the FMB are divided in regards to their opinions on the future of the CITB. Some members would like to see the training board continue, while others feel that the organisation should be completely scrapped. Despite the split decision about the training organisation’s future, it has been agreed upon by members of the Federation that the CITB does not work for smaller firms operating in the construction industry. The call has been made by the FMB for the CITB to carry out significant reforms in order to deliver quality training on a large scale in the smaller firms of the construction industry. The FMB has made the decision to support the continuation of the levy. However, they have explicitly stated that this continuation of support is not an agreement with the status quo, and feel that the CITB is broken, and support is needed from the industry in order to make sure that in the future the levy works for everyone. It is thought that unless the changes are put into place there could be an impact on the construction skills crisis, which will continue to get worse. If a transformation of the CITB isn’t carried out and the skills crisis get worse, the Government will fail in their house building and infrastructure ambitions. It is vital that, for the CITB to succeed, there needs to a review into how the organisation is structured. The CITB Board at the moment only contains one representative from SMEs in the construction industry. This needs to change to ensure more impact and lead to better changes to benefit the smaller companies in this industry. The reforms need to spread further than the CITB according to the FMB with other changes suggested including making the grant scheme more simple, allowing SMEs to claim back CITB grants.
Makita has released two new versions of their 10.8V Brushless CXT Jigsaw. The company have announced that they will be extending their cordless range, introducing new CXT jigsaws. Both of these new products have brushless motors and have a 90mm cutting capacity in wood. These newly released models are thought to challenge the higher voltage cordless products that are available to the in the market at the moment. The new Makita JV102D has a barrel grip and a raised front pommel, offering two-handed control of the machine. The other Makita cordless product is a JV103D and is a top handle model that is used most often for single hand operation. Makita is a world class brand of professional power tools, accessories and work wear. The company has a reputation for delivering products that are a high quality, offer high performance and are durable even against the most rigorous industrial use. Makita has been in operation for 45 years in the UK, with offices located in Milton Keynes. The company have an extensive catalogue of more than 620 products and accessories including a range of corded drill/drivers, cordless combination drills, percussion drills, angle grinders, jigsaws and sanders. Both of the new Makita 10.8V jigsaws can run up to 3,000 strokes per minute and has a 23mm stroke length as well as a tool-less blade change to be used for the B-type bayonet blades. The cordless jigsaws have been fitted with integral dust extraction as standard as well as a range of other features that makes these new tools compact and lightweight. The tools have a variable speed dial and an electric brake as well as constant speed control. There is a LED job light and has a bevel capacity of 0° – 45° left and right. Both of these new models released by Makita are available as body only machines or with two 10.8V 2.0Ah batteries, a fast charger and a Makpac case.
Cundall engineer has been given a medal in achievement awards, which has been announced by the Institute of Engineering and Technology. Dr. Ozak Esu uses her free time in order to tutor disadvantaged young people. Dr. Ozak managed to beat a global field of competition in order to jointly win the Mike Sargeant Career Achievement Award for Young Professionals. The coveted industry accolades have been created to recognise some of the world’s most outstanding engineers and technologists as well as celebrate the skills of exceptional young professionals, students and apprentices. The Mike Sargeant Career Achievement Award for Young Professionals is the latest honour to be given to Dr. Ozak, as she has also recently been named by the Telegraph as one of their ‘Top 50 Women in Engineering Under 35. This award winning and exceptional electrical engineer graduated with a first class honours degree from Loughborough University and has gained experience working for the industry leading Cundall since 2014. Dr. Ozak is based in the Birmingham office of the UK multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy. Dr. Ozak said that she was first inspired to study electronic and electrical engineering Loughborough University because of the challenges that are faced in regards to power in her home country of Nigeria. Her experience has also led to her working with disadvantaged Young people. Ozak has been praised by the Managing Partner at Cundall, Tomas Neeson, who has said that since joining the company, she has been an excellent example as a STEM ambassador through her work mentoring a number of students at the Birmingham Office. Dr. Ozak and the other candidates were nominated for the Institute of Engineering and Technology Awards by their peers and then selected by a judging panel. The winners will collect their awards at a ceremony on the 15th November, which will be hosted by Kate Bellingham, the TV presenter.
The 2017 Serpentine Pavilion will be remaining open for a further six weeks because of popular demand. The Pavilion will now be open until the 19th of November. AECOM has collaborated with David Glover in order to create the technical advisory services used in the fifth annual Pavillion. David Glover provided the structural and civil engineering as well as the fire and electrical engineering and lighting design for the project. This year’s Pavilion was designed by an award-winning architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, from Gando in Burkina Faso. Diébédo responded to the design brief with a bold and innovative structure that brings his trademark feel of light and life. The Serpentine Pavilion has been constructed in Kensington Gardens and reflects the architects aim of connecting people together and to nature. This year’s Pavilion has an exposed canopy structure which has been engineered by AECOM, and has been created with a range of traditional materials that can encourage visitors to engage with the structure. The architect felt that it was important to make the Pavilion a beacon of light at night. In order to achieve this, AECOM worked with the architect and the contractor, Stage One, in order to deliver visualisations of the final designs. AECOM engineers were involved with the creating the mood of the structure, with a subtle and inviting glow. This year, the Pavilion design has been ambitious and has been successfully completed with the hard work and dedication of everyone involved on the project. A large number of visitors have come to enjoy the Serpentine Pavilion and it will be great to see how the lighting feature will take centre stage as the nights draw in. The Serpentine Pavillion put forward an interesting challenge to the engineers involved, as a knowledge of the materials, planning and Building Control regulations put in pace was needed in order to turn the structure in to functional and buildable spaces in a way that still maintains the original architecture and artistic vision.
The Leeds-based house building company, Park Lane Homes, has been named as one of just 13 companies who have been chosen to represent the best industry practice as part of the 2016/17 Parliamentary Review. The company was first founded in 1990 and is an independently run business that has a wealth of experience in property, design, and building. It is great news that the company has been selected for the Parliamentary Review. This government process mixes political commentary that has been sourced from leading journalists with a collection of sector-specific insights from Secretaries of State, Ministers and MPs. The Parliamentary Review was published this month and is known to be a key date in the political calendar. The Review looks back on the year in industry and Westminster in order to celebrate the best practice demonstrated by companies as a learning tool for the public and private sector in the UK. Each edition of the Parliamentary Review is sent on to more than 500,000 leading policymakers as a demonstration of how sector leaders can respond to challenges in the political as well as the economic environment. Park Lane Homes was one of 13 sector representative that were asked to contribute to the articles which also included a foreword from the Prime Minister, Theresa May. It is a proud moment for the company to have been selected to contribute to the latest Parliamentary Review and it is a reflection of the company’s quality of service, house building and best practice. The house builder will soon begin the construction of a luxury detached home located in Collingham with plans for detached and semi-detached homes. Park Lane Homes in the government publication has been called a hard working organisation and has shared their knowledge and insight which has been an essential part of the Parliamentary Review. The Review is seen as a platform for innovation, presenting a range of possible products and processes that can improve industry.
THSP has announced that their Risk Assessment Builder is now available to purchase on the open market. The Risk Assessment Builder has been advertised as revolutionary and set to transform the industry. So far the product has received a range of great reviews and has also been shortlisted for two awards already. Risk Assessment is a part of the industry that appears to be here for good, ensuring a safe environment for colleagues while work is being carried out. Therefore, a system that would allow those responsible for completing Risk Assessments through a simpler process is beneficial. It is also important that if anything does happen, the system that has been used to carry out the Risk Assessment has credibility in court. The THSP’s Health and Safety Director has said that the new Risk Assessment builder offered will cut down paperwork by carrying out the assessment needed for a task in a single document as opposed to a range of different documents for each activity. The Risk Assessment Builder has been challenged in a way that would challenge the assessor to think about the process before assessing the risk. This prior assessment than means that any elements of the task can be eliminated for the work is being carried out and the risk will be reduced. The Assessment also displays how much residual risk rating has been reduced by implementing a range of additional control measures. If the assessor is not satisfied by the level of risk for a task, the assessment can be amended to make sure that the level of risk is acceptable. The THSP Risk Assessment Builder offers an annual subscription for five users, including an administrator for 12 months. Additional users can be added to the system when required with company logos which can also be added to help the staff take more responsibility for their assessments.
Height safety specialist ESAT Safety Systems Ltd has secured major contracts with UK airports and a high street retail chain, after just 12 weeks of trading. The company has also signed contracts to work with facilities management and modular building companies. Neil Chippindale and James Bodell, who have 20 years’ collective experience in the height safety industry, founded ESAT in June this year. ESAT designs, installs and distributes a wide range of maintenance, high-level access and fall protection systems across the UK, including PPE, internal lifting equipment and safety lines, for customers in a range of sectors including construction, health and safety, manufacturing, roofing and retail. It is one of just a few height safety companies in the country with accreditation from global building materials manufacturer, Kingspan and is an approved installer and distributor of products by 3M – one of the world’s largest fall protection companies. As well as designing and installing, ESAT tests and certifies internal lifting equipment, guardrails and walkways, access ladders, fixed anchor points and PPE. The company’s fall protection services are designed in-house to suit a range of requirements, with high-quality technical drawings issued with every quote. They include horizontal and vertical safety lines, overhead systems, single point anchors and abseil posts. High-level maintenance services include facade, gutter and window cleaning. ESAT also offers planned maintenance schedules, annual load testing, training and repairs for building maintenance units (BMUs), ladder installation, bespoke fabrication, safety rail installation and bespoke access and safety solutions. All equipment designed, installed and distributed by ESAT meets all current British standards. Recent projects carried out by ESAT include installation of safety lines and access ladders for a retail chain and facade cleaning for a UK airport. Neil said: “After working in the height safety sector for many years, we decided to combine our experience to launch a new business to drive height safety standards and deliver reliable solutions to the industry. “When it comes to safety, quality is of the upmost importance to us. This is why we are proud to be a 3M Fall Protection installer and SafePro2 for use on all Kingspan roof structures.” As well as driving standards in height safety, ESAT is keen to get involved with the local community after moving into carbon-negative office space in South Yorkshire. James said: “Next year we plan to donate used heavy duty ropes to local Scout groups and sailing clubs as a way of giving something back. “This is an exciting time for us and it’s great to be able to use our safety skills to help so many different businesses.”
Leading renewable energy developer and first-time entrant Dulas has achieved a Gold RoSPA award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The business was presented with the award during a ceremony at the Hilton Glasgow hotel on Thursday, September 14, 2017. The award was achieved during a special year for family-safety charity RoSPA, as it celebrates its centenary. Through the RoSPA Awards scheme, which is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas, judges consider entrants’ overarching occupational health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement. The awards are now in their 61st year. Phil Horton, Managing Director at Dulas, said: “Our work in installing and optimizing renewable energy solutions requires pin-point precision – there’s no room for error and that’s why our clients turn to us as a safe pair of hands. “This gold award demonstrates that, not only are Dulas’ customers receiving a first-class service, but they can also have peace of mind in knowing it’s one that meets the highest health and safety standards. We’re delighted to have come away with the top prize at the first time of asking.” Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of awards and events, said: “The RoSPA Awards are the most prestigious in the world of occupational health and safety, and held in high regard around the world, as winning one demonstrates an organisation’s commitment to maintaining an excellent health and safety record. Achieving the standard required is no mean feat. “This is a special year in the history of RoSPA, and we congratulate all of our winners in this, our centenary year.” For more information about the RoSPA Awards visit www.rospa.com/awards