Workers ‘six times more likely to die from suicide than falls’ Published:  13 August, 2016 Suicide kills six times as many construction workers as falling from heights, according to mental health volunteers. Representatives from mental health charity Samaritans told a seminar hosted by three building engineering bodies that more attention must be paid to depression and stress in the industry. “With the amount of energy being put into managing physical risk; you have to question whether the industry is getting the health and safety balance right,” said Samaritans regional partnerships officer Will Skinner. The seminar, which was hosted and organised by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA); the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA); and the CIBSE Patrons, heard that depression and suicide was the “forgotten health and safety issue”. BESA chief executive Paul McLaughlin, who chaired the event, said 80% of employers in the building engineering sector recognised mental health was a major issue that was already having an impact on their businesses, according to a recent survey of BESA and ECA members. “Both large and small companies share the same concerns, but many simply don’t know how to deal with this,” said Mr Mclaughlin. “The first thing you have to do is acknowledge there is an issue, which is why we are now working with Samaritans.” Someone in the UK takes their own life every 90 minutes and there were 6,122 recorded deaths by suicide in the UK in 2014, of which 76% were men. This compares with 1,775 people who died in traffic accidents. Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50, with the highest suicide rate among males aged 45-59. The main risk factors include depression and mental illness, which can be brought on by issues such as a stressful working environment, money worries, drugs and alcohol. Mr Skinner told the seminar that men from poorer economic backgrounds are also 10 times more likely to die by suicide than those who are financially better off. The ECA’s director of business policy, Paul Reeve, said that sustained progress with mental health would require challenges to the current industry culture that, too often, “simply labels anyone with a mental health issue as weak”. He said “it won’t be easy, but we must challenge this sort of prejudice”. Mr McLaughlin said that how the industry behaved and how it treated people was a major contributory factor to growing depression and suicidal feelings in workers. “There are thousands of risk assessments being carried out across the industry and very few even mention mental health,” he added. “If something is important you need to start measuring it, which is what the industry does with physical injuries and accidents. We need to introduce something similar for mental health.” The three industry bodies and Samaritans agreed that the seminar should be the start of a major initiative to address mental health issues across the building engineering sector, including raising awareness and providing specialist training as part of health and safety programmes. Source link

The consortium will begin detailed design work for the project to dual the 47 km western section of the road between Auldearn and Fochabers next month. The team fended off rival bids from Aecom, Amey / Arup and CH2M / Fairhurst to clinch the deal. When complete, the project will significantly improve the connectivity and journey times for drivers travelling between Inverness and Aberdeen. The successful bid saw Mott MacDonald originally team up with consultants Grontmij UK, which was rebranded as Sweco following the takeover of its Dutch parent company by the Swedish firm  last year. Scotland’s new transport minister Humza Yousaf said: “We remain steadfast in our commitment to upgrade Scotland’s trunk road network, which includes dualling the entire length of the A96, some 86 miles of upgraded road between Inverness and Aberdeen, by 2030. “This major design contract marks a further milestone towards the dualling of the A96 with all the investment and improvements that it will bring to local economies right across the north of Scotland.” Source link

Market Research Future (MRFR) Announces the Publication of its Research Report – Investment Analysis of Construction Industry in Indonesia (2016-2021) Market Research Future (MRFR) Announces the Publication of its Research Report – Investment Analysis of Construction Industry in Indonesia (2016-2021)An analyst from Market Research Future (MRFR)’s team said: “The construction market in Indonesia plays an integral part in the financial progress of the country. The construction market in Indonesia is one of the rapidly developing markets in South-East Asia. In 2015, the construction business accounted for 11.92% of Indonesia’s GDP. The construction sector has contributed significantly to the infrastructure development in the country and thereby to the tourism industry in the country over the past few years.”Get Request a Sample Report @ http://www.marketresearchfuture.com/sample-request/investment-analysis-of-construction-industry-in-indonesia-2016-2021According to the report, Indonesia is known as the second most productive and profitable construction market in Asia, where a huge number of construction projects are undergoing in both residential as well as non-residential sectors. The majority of the market is dominated by non-residential properties approximately around 56.67% in 2015 as compared to residential construction activities.In Indonesia, the construction industry has been growing 8% to 9% annually, due to huge demand for residential properties and growth of the property sector in major cities around the country. The public works investment is a key point in the government’s plan to provide water resources, roads and human settlement infrastructure for the long-term development.Avail the in-depth table of content TOC & market synopsis on “Construction Industry in Indonesia Growing 8% to 9% of CAGR – Forecast to 2021”Browse Full Report @ http://www.marketresearchfuture.com/reports/investment-analysis-of-construction-industry-in-indonesia-2016-2021Further, the report states that construction sector as a noteworthy contributor to the nation’s economy, and in addition a crucial part of Indonesia’s future improvement, the Indonesia construction industry today confronts some challenges such as increasing price of building materials, particularly imported ones along with transportation infrastructure a key restricting factor; however enhancing availability has, for some time, been perceived as a need by progressive governments and late moves look set to enhance conditions.Major Topics Included in Table of Contents: INDONESIA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE INDONESIA ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, FACTS & FIGURES INDONESIA CONSTRUCTION GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY & RISK ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT INVESTMENT ANALYSIS OF INDONESIA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY KEY PLAYERS IN INDONESIA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SWOT ANALYSIS INDONESIA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: LOOKING FORWARD The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the construction industry. Further information about this reportPurchase A 1-User License Copy at http://www.marketresearchfuture.com/checkout?currency=one_user-USD&report_id=1011Related Report:-Global Marine Fuel Injection Market Research Report- Forecast to 2027Significant Growth in the International sea trade, booming shipping industry and strict regulations regarding marine emission is expected to drive the demand for the Marine fuel injection market. The Marine Injection market is forecasted to reach USD 5.20 billion in the forecasted period at a CAGR of 3.9%.Know More about Report @ http://www.marketresearchfuture.com/reports/global-marine-fuel-injection-market-research-report-forecast-to-2027About Market Research Future:At Market Research Future (MRFR), we enable our customers to unravel the complexity of various industries through our Cooked Research Report (CRR), Half-Cooked Research Reports (HCRR), Raw Research Reports (3R), Continuous-Feed Research (CFR), and Market Research & Consulting Services.MRFR team have supreme objective to provide the optimum quality market research and intelligence services to our clients. Our market research studies by products, services, technologies, applications, end users, and market players for global, regional, and country level market segments, enable our clients to see more, know more, and do more, which help to answer all their most important questions.In order to stay updated with technology and work process of the industry, MRFR often plans & conducts meet with the industry experts and industrial visits for its research analyst members.Contact:Norah Trent,Market Research FutureOffice No. 528, Amanora ChambersMagarpatta Road, Hadapsar,Pune – 411028Maharashtra, India+1 (339) 368 6938Email: sales@marketresearchfuture.com   Source link

This free event is being organised by ‘The Harrogate & District Health and Safety Forum’, a partnership between Local Businesses, HSE and Harrogate Borough Council. Date Wednesday 22nd June 2016, 12:00 – 16.30 (Registration & Exhibitors from 12:15, Presentations start 13:00) Location The Pavilions, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate HG2 8NZ Event overview Work at height still accounts for significant numbers of fatal and serious accidents at work. This event will help plan, assess and control risks from work at height activities. It will introduce you to the range of equipment which is suitable for simple to complex tasks and will give an insight into the consequences should an accident arise. Who should attend? It is therefore suitable for owners, managers and workers of all types of Small /Medium sized businesses including offices and warehousing, commercial and private landlords, tradespersons, maintenance contractors, facilities management, alarm and satellite installation, and any other people with a general interest in Health and Safety. Booking and further information For online booking, full programme and speakers list visit the Harrogate & District Health & Safety forum Free Working at height safely event web page. If you have any questions about the event please email: brian.hagyard@harrogate.gov.uk Source link

Savills jointly with CBRE and HBJGateley, has advised Deka Immobilien on the purchase of Atria, a prime office and retail investment in Edinburgh’s Exchange District, from the City of Edinburgh Council for £105.25 million. The two buildings together total circa 200,000 sq ft (18,580 sq m) of office and retail space, home to a variety of tenants including PwC, Brewin Dolphin, Aon, IBM, the UK Green Investment Bank, the Law Society of Scotland, Alliance Trust and Lothian Pension Fund. Retail occupiers include the Co-operative Food and Café Klaris.  John Heaver, director of Savills, comments: “With a 100% prime location in the Exchange District, in the heart of the capital, Atria Edinburgh is arguably the best office building in the city that satisfies Deka’s investment requirement for modern, high quality prime offices in leading UK cities. “Whilst the majority of space is well let, the leasing fundamentals in Edinburgh, where demand for prime office space increased by 44% in 2015, are encouraging for the vacant accommodation. Moreover Deka was attracted to the comparable good value as Scotland’s investment market continues to trade at a discount to the rest of the UK.” According to Savills research, Scotland’s investment market continues to attract increasing levels of international interest with overseas investors growing to take a 41% share of total investment in Scottish commercial property in 2015. Montagu Evans, JLL and Shepherd & Wedderburn acted for the City of Edinburgh Council. Source link

Category: Construction Industry Today | Subscribe to Construction Industry Today Feed Published Fri, Apr 29th 2016 ISG has announced today that Paul Cossell will take over as the company’s new CEO, succeeding David Lawther who stepped down from the role after a 10-year tenure. Paul Cossell has been at ISG for 20 years, and managing director of ISG’s highly-successful Fit Out and Engineering Services business since 2011. Posted via Industry Today. Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday Paul has overseen the transformation of ISG’s Fit Out business to be the market leader in London. He was also the driving force behind ISG’s rapid entry into the international data center construction market. Last year, Paul’s business was recognised by the Chartered Management Institute as one of the UK’s Top 50 rated companies for productivity. Commenting on Paul’s appointment, outgoing CEO, David Lawther, said: “I am pleased to leave the company at a time when it faces a new and exciting future as a private entity. Paul has an impressive track record of growing profitable businesses in ISG and I wish him the very best in his new role. I have every confidence that the company will go from strength to strength under his leadership.” Paul Cossell commented: “I feel incredibly privileged to be appointed CEO of this great business as we embark upon the next stage of our journey under private ownership. We are by nature ambitious and innovative at ISG, and under our new ownership we have the opportunity for significant growth. We will build on our market-leading credentials to be recognised as the best brand in the construction sector, offering an unbeatable customer experience. “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank David for the great contribution he has made to ISG after 15 years with the business and wish him the very best for the future.” Source link

Watson wants to focus on smaller projects, but backed $37bn Kazakhstan oilfield expansion ©Getty Speaking to analysts in New York in March, John Watson promised a change of strategic direction for Chevron. Since before he took over as chairman and chief executive in 2010, the company had been working through a wave of large projects such as Gorgon, the liquefied natural gas plant in Australia that lived up to its monstrous name by coming into production two years late and $17bn over its original $37bn budget. Chevron’s capital spending had soared to a peak of just under $42bn in 2013, and its return on capital was falling steadily even before the oil price collapse of 2014.  Mr Watson said that from now on that would change. Chevron would spend less of its money on those grandiose plans, he said, and more on smaller, more humdrum projects that would be quicker to bring into production. There was one big exception to that new policy: the costly expansion of the Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan, run by a consortium in which Chevron has a 50 per cent stake. This week the consortium confirmed that it was going ahead with a $36.8bn investment to raise production at the field by 260,000 barrels of crude per day. It is the largest oil and gas project to be given the go-ahead by private sector companies this decade. Tengiz is a particularly valuable asset, however, and Chevron’s overall strategy of focusing on improving shorter-term returns remains in place. More On this topic Week in Review At a time when Chevron, like the rest of the industry, is under financial strain, Mr Watson is taking the unsentimental approach to improving its performance that you would expect from his background. Tall, silver-haired and bespectacled, the 59-year-old Mr Watson looks more like a doctor or a lawyer than an oilman, and he rose up through the company on the finance rather than the engineering side. Unlike some of his peers, he was never an engineer or geologist out in the field, and he is not prone to waxing lyrically about the romance of the industry. As one former colleague puts it: “John is a very smart analytical data-driven type of guy who doesn’t flap.” The words “very smart” come up often when you ask about Mr Watson. Raised in California, he studied agricultural economics at the University of California, Davis, and then quickly went on to an MBA at the University of Chicago. When he graduated there in 1980 he immediately joined Chevron as a financial analyst. From a long way back he was groomed to be the chief executive, according to Robin West of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The key moment in Mr Watson’s career came in 1998, when he was appointed vice-president with strategic responsibility for mergers and acquisitions, just as the mega-merger wave was hitting the oil industry.  As Exxon paired with Mobil, Chevron failed to agree a merger with Texaco in 1999, but succeeded in its second attempt a year later, and Mr Watson was put in charge of the integration effort. He then became chief financial officer, and was successful in achieving cost savings from the merger. That deal and the subsequent $17bn Unocal acquisition in 2005 “turned out to be much better than most people understood at the time”, says Mr West. Today, with Chevron’s credit rating deteriorating as it borrows to pay its dividends, there is a greater challenge ahead in terms of cutting costs and raising profitability. But Mr Watson’s record suggests he is exactly the type of executive investors would want to take on that task. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2016. You may share using our article tools. Please don’t cut articles from FT.com and redistribute by email or post to the web. Source link