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New Code Of Practice For Fire And Escape Hardware

A comprehensively revised Code of Practice for the selection of building hardware for fire-resisting and escape door...

BoB’s Ball Boosts Bottom Line For Builders’ Charity

The Band of Builders’ annual fundraising ball and auction has raised more than £25,000 for the charity which...

Employment Rights Bill – What New Laws Will Look Like

Ministers have unveiled the Employment Rights Bill, with the claim that getting the labour market moving again is...

Call To Report Mental Health Injuries At Work

A leading corporate psychologist is spearheading a campaign calling for mental health injuries caused by work-related...

Watch Out! Beadle’s About…Dodgy Dave Risks Lives

A builder called David Beadle has been given a suspended prison sentence after he put the lives of workers at risk when...

Eurocell Joins The Construction Inclusion Coalition

Eurocell has joined the Construction Inclusion Coalition of other leading companies to pledge its support in making the...

ToughLifts But Easy To Push Around

Prime Hire Solutions has taken delivery of 20 ToughLifts which are said to be simple yet tough push-around manual...

Manchester Menace – Artful Abdul Avoids A Jail Spell

A Manchester man who carried out and organised others to do dangerous work, sometimes under the cover of darkness, on...

Why Did You Fall? Why Does It Still Hurt?

Falls from height accounted for 30% of all workplace deaths in 2022/23. In the last decade 425,000 non-fatal falls have...

Fire Rated Windows From Stock

Installers who need 30-minute PVC-U fire windows in a hurry can order the two most popular sizes and get them delivered...

In the Family Way

In today's competitive landscape, employee retention is a critical differentiator for businesses. Arched frame...

Stress Can Cause Problems For Your Eyes

Millions of people across the UK experience stress on a daily basis – and this stress can cause all kinds of...

Tackle Workplace Stress In Five Steps In Five Weeks

With what is left of April, Britain’s bosses are being invited to follow five simple steps to prevent and reduce...

Wellbeing Calendar To Support Employees Wellbeing

DoorCo, which is already invested in staff wellbeing, is set to increase its efforts to support the welfare of its team....

Construction Pay Rates Go Through The Roof Again

Labour rates on building sites in February moved closer to the all-time high seen at the end of 2023, according to the...

Scaffold Fall Leads To Slow Death

Mark Tolley, 51, fell nearly two metres through an opening in a scaffold working as a sub-contractor on six houses in...

Ex-Cons In Construction Not Considered

Negative stigma and a lack of proper training opportunities are blocking many ex-cons from earning a second chance at...

Cat Gets The Crème

Eurocell has appointed Cat Hambleton-Gray to drive forward its People First strategy to ensure employees have the...

Time Ticking Down On Grandfather Clock

The Door & Hardware Federation has sounded a warning that CSCS cards awarded by 'grandfather rights' are set...

Lunch Box Bacteria Bigger Than On A Toilet Seat

Are you making a sandwich and a coffee to take to work? Do you have your own water bottle or smoothie cup? Did you know...