A HELLO FROM CIP Dear Customer, We just wanted to contact you to say hello from CIP and ask you how you are doing in these strange times. It is a difficult time for all in the construction industry at the moment. Maybe you are trying to keep your sites open whilst ensuring your workers […]
Over the years, there have been several collapses of temporary works, causing loss of life and serious injury. As a result, the UK government set up an advisory committee on falsework (the Bragg Committee). This committee issued its final report in 1976. The recommendations of the Bragg Committee were embodied in BS 5975: Code of […]
What’s your new year’s resolution? 2020: a new decade or the end of a decade? Whatever the year 2020 is, it certainly feels like we are at a tipping point for the environmental agenda. So what will your new year’s resolution be? In the last decade, we saw – globally – some of the hottest […]
How can we make plastic-free a habit in construction? New environmental policies to tackle water and air quality, plastics and nature Last week at the State Opening of parliament, The Queens Speech detailed government intentions to make environmental principles law. As a result of this, the environment is now front and centre stage. Therefore, new […]
The third instalment of our Environmental Insights series coincides with Water Quality Month. Here, Martin Ballard highlights the role construction can play in maintaining and enhancing water quality in the UK. Martin works as Group Environment Manager for Willmott Dixon and is also a contributor to the Environmental Manual. Please explain a little about your […]
In the second instalment of our Environmental Blog series, Charlie Law covers the opportunities and barriers for a Circular Economy in the Built Environment. Charlie was one of the original contributors to the Environmental Manual and founder of Sustainable Construction Solutions, a Circular Economy and Responsible sourcing consultancy. What is the Circular Economy and why […]
The Construction Contractual Handbook is a vital tool for all contractors. Tight deadlines to meet, budgets to stick to and workers to manage. Certainly, there’s enough for construction site managers to worry about, without taking into consideration contracts, insurance policies and payment issues. The BCSA published Construction Contractual Handbook helps contractors and site managers by […]
