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The six Indestructible LED lights are robust enough to survive a drop of up to nine metres – the height of a three storey building or two double decker buses; and VARTA is challenging the UK public to destroy its brand new Indestructible range of torches.
www.built-to-survive.com has been launched for people to submit ideas or videos of an Indestructible torch being tested to the limit for the chance to win £900. The site includes videos of the Indestructible range being put through the tough... [more]
The UK can be proud of a comparatively impressive reputation in construction site safety. The Eurostat website reports that the fatal injury rate in Great Britain is consistently one of the lowest in Europe . The HSE has echoed this positive message in their latest construction industry report which shows a general decline in recent years in major injuries, fatal injuries and reported injuries to members of the public; that is a general decline which has become more static in the past three yea... [more]
Winter rain, ice, and extreme weather are notorious for multiplying potholes and asphalt damage in public and private roads and parking lots. Snarled traffic, vehicle damage, injury, and even litigation can result if the asphalt damage is not repaired in a timely manner. But many contractors using traditional “remove and replace” asphalt repair essentially cannot work in winter.
Cash-strapped contractors, homeowners, businesses, and municipalities benefit from upgraded seamless infrared asp... [more]
Crest Nicholson has been shortlisted for the Safer Workplace category as part of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s National Personal Safety Awards. The trust was set up in the memory of an estate agent who went missing while working alone and the awards celebrate the work being done across the UK to keep people safe from violence and aggression.
Peoplesafe has provided the Crest Nicholson sales teams with 78 Identicom i757s identity badges, which feature discreet personal panic alarms and have a uniq... [more]
Relevant to all companies, the ISO 14001:2004 standard is designed to address the delicate balance between maintaining profitability and reducing environmental impact and sets out a framework of essential elements to put an effective Environmental Management System (EMS) in place. This ensures that businesses can identify aspects that impact on the environment and understand those environmental laws that are relevant to their situation.
Cirrus Research has been awarded ISO (International Orga... [more]
The Accoya® high technology wood from Accsys Technologies PLC will take a lead sponsorship role at “In Touch with Timber 2010”, the industry event organised by the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA).
The “In Touch with Timber 2010” annual event is be held on Tuesday18th May 2010 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster, London. TRADA is running a one-day seminar designed to enable construction industry professionals to make the most of timber, both structurally and aes... [more]
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