Whether you manage a site or own your own construction business, both the safety and welfare of your team is paramount.
health and safety
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The new partners aim to address the stigma around mental health, boost health and safety, and the improve the overall welfare of employees.
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BusinessHealth and SafetyNews
‘Make it Visible’ campaign raises mental health awareness in construction
Balfour Beatty has teamed up with Ford to support the launch of a new suicide prevention campaign delivered with The Lighthouse Club.
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Architecture and DesignHealth and SafetyNews
5 years later: Grenfell Tower cladding banned on all new buildings 
The new rules will only apply to future new build projects, not existing properties or schemes that are already under way.
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Ownminder is the first proactive psychological health solution created to address the construction industry’s stark mental health situation.
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Infrastructure and TransportationNews
Kier, Highway Care trial SwiftGates to protect highway workers
National Highways has teamed up with Kier and Highway Care to trial automated taper ‘SwiftGates’ to reduce risk to workers.
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GUARDIAN® – a ‘must have’ remote IoT technology designed, developed and manufactured in the UK by Plexus Innovation
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BusinessNews
UK gov: Golden thread ‘crucial’ to supporting industry, residents & regulator
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerThe Building Regulations Advisory Committee says the golden thread is key to the “new, more stringent” regime for building safety in higher-risk buildings.
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BusinessNews
Aggregate Industries signs up to Hidden Disabilities Sunflower scheme
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerAggregate Industries says it has already created UK-branded Sunflower lanyards, as well as face-mask exemption badges.
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BIMNewsSoftware
Virtual construction tech to be repurposed for UK rail travel
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerDeveloped by 360-degree content provider Mission Room and TransPennine Express, the guide has been designed to help travellers navigate a post-COVID world.