Top 10 Essential Health and Safety Practices for Construction Sites?
When it comes to managing safety on your construction site, you may be confused or even daunted by the sheer number of legal rules and regulations you must follow. To make this easier, here are our top 10 Essential Health and Safety Practices for Construction Sites. Strong safety management is essential in construction, helping companies […]
What is the Importance of Terms and Conditions
An inevitable element of any construction project is the coordination and management of people. The importance of terms and conditions mustn’t be underestimated. They’re implemented in order to determine and set out the expectations, boundaries, and scope of work which all parties, such as designers, principal contractors, and sub-contractors, and even the client, must work […]
Why has there been a rise and fall in construction costs?
If you’ve ever spent time working in the construction industry – be it manufacturing of materials, supply chain and distribution or, indeed, actual construction – you’ll know that things rarely stay steady for long. Several factors can influence the rise and fall in construction costs; this then has a knock on effect on productivity levels, […]
Health and Safety Rules for Self-Employed Workers – A Nuisance?
A year or two ago, I was talking to a friend who was having work done by a local builder. The work involved re-rendering a gable end section of his house, followed by pebble dashing and painting. The work notably involved significant work at height, via scaffolding accessed by ladders. During the usual ‘getting to […]
Changes to the CSCS card scheme explained
If you’re a skilled craftsman, general labourer, or somewhere in between, you’ve probably been asked to demonstrate your competence and abilities through a CSCS card. They’re a great benchmark for clients and principal contractors to determine whether a contractor is able to carry out the work that you require. Recently, there have been changes to […]
Plan for the Year Ahead: Getting Into Gear
How did last year go for you? Did you achieve the milestones that you set for yourself? Was it chaotic and busy? Or was it all plain sailing, like straight cruising on Easy Street? However the last 12 months have been, one thing is for certain: you need to plan for the year ahead. Planning […]
How To Be Your Own Project Manager: What You Need To Know
This blog will explain what it takes for you to be your own project manager. At some point as a property owner, you’ll probably grow tired of the décor, require additional space, or simply fancy a change. If you’re undertaking a smaller project, you may be able to get by with ‘winging it’, provided you […]
Overlooked, Yet Obligatory: Your Guide to a Construction Phase Plan
Whether you’re a homeowner planning a small extension, or an industrial site owner embarking on a large scale building project, it’s more than likely that you will be engaging with one or more contractors, who may be fulfilling aspects such as initial design, groundworks, fabrication and building, final fitting, and finishing. Ensuring that all parties […]
Health and safety training for the construction industry
It goes without saying that following health and safety rules in the workplace is essential, but did you also know that as an employer, it’s your responsibility to make sure your people have the correct information and training to do their job safely? This blog post looks at health and safety training and what it […]
How to prepare for the changes to CSCS cards
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has seen many changes in the last decade, and there are more still to come. The planned changes to CSCS cards will affect some of the scheme’s longest standing members, who will need to re-apply for a card under the new rules. If you think you might be affected […]