Occupational health continues to climb up the industry’s agenda. A panel of health, safety and environment experts came together to define the problem, the barriers to progress and how it could address other key issues such as productivity.
In attendance Jennie Armstrong, Tideway | Kaveh Asanati, Society of Occupational Medicine | Alan Cheung,…
The Lincoln Eastern Bypass has required a staggering £10m of archaeological works as well as overcome the liquidation of its main contractor.
Project: Lincoln Eastern Bypass Client: Lincolnshire County Council Project value:£120m Main contractor: Galliford Try Contract value:£72m Contract type: NEC Option C Start date: February 2018 Completion date: Spring 2020…
With so much recent change to the certification scheme, chief executive Graham Wren summarises the strategy and sets out what the future will hold.
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has been on quite a journey since chief executive Graham Wren came on board in 2012. At that point most cards…
In south London Willmott Dixon is having to hit exacting standards to deliver what is billed as the UK’s first Passivhaus secondary school.
Project: Sutton Secondary SchoolClient: Sutton Borough CouncilContract value: £38mMain contractor: Willmott DixonGroundworks subcontractor: J P Dunn ConstructionTimber cladding subcontractor: NHERoofing subcontractor: Roofline GroupStart date: January 2018Completion date: June 2019 In 2017, Willmott Dixon notched up…
A growth in the value of cards has led to increased criminal activity, but CSCS is fighting back.
In recent years, CSCS has moved decisively towards a new regime in which every card issued represents a genuine qualification. While that is leading to a better-qualified workforce, it also means that the…
The organisation sheds light on what the overhaul of its card certification scheme means for former apprentices.
In recent years, the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has taken great strides in returning to its original purpose of certifying construction-related qualifications. Following a period in the early-to-mid-2000s when CSCS provided a card to almost…
The University of Huddersfield’s new art school is pushing Morgan Sindall and its team to rethink everything from tricky groundworks to exposed services.
Project: Barbara Hepworth BuildingClient: University of HuddersfieldMain contractor: Morgan SindallArchitect: AHRStart date: October 2017Completion date: July 2019 Amid the structures of the 19th century textile industry, a new building aimed at…
Part of the solution on addressing the skills gap is staring us in the face.
Last year new legislation was introduced in the UK that required employers with 250 or more employees to publish data on the gender pay gap within their organisation no later than May this year. In total, the…
Gilbert-Ash had to embark on a Europe-wide hunt to source the skills for the new Cambridge Mosque.
Project: Cambridge MosqueClient: Cambridge Mosque TrustProject value: £19.5mMain contractor: Gilbert-AshArchitect: Marks Barfield ArchitectsTimber frame subcontractor: Blumer-LehmannStart date: Sep 2016Completion date: Dec 2018 On entering the construction site of the new Cambridge Mosque, it becomes immediately…
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme is in the middle of simplifying its system with the aim that only construction workers will need to carry one in future.
It is 23 years since the Construction Skills Certification Scheme was established with the aim of ensuring that everyone who works on a construction site…
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