Bidding To Win

Initial details and flyers for the 26th April event now posted on to the Events Page

HSE Construction Info-Net and CDM Events

Just received the CONSTRUCTION INFO-NET  from the HSE - if you haven’t signed up to this free email service it is well worth doing so.
The info-net report covers CDM 2007 UPDATE, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS, (note this link for details of the CDM awareness seminars - one in the NW on the 20th March).
You can download [...]

Councils Need to Innovate

In advance of Wednesdays meeting on Public Procurement,   News today via Contract Journal:
Local authorities need to consider more innovative approaches to delivering public services, 4ps chairman Cllr Edward Lord will tell delegates at the organisation’s second annual conference tomorrow. There has never been a more important time for partnership working in the local [...]

Another major customer announces green future plans

Following in the trend of Asda, M&S and the NHS, the John Lewis Partnership have announced plans for a green future for its energy and buildings. All future John Lewis and Waitrose stores will be based upon sustainable designs.
This will affect all aspects of new buildings and refurbishment projects, from design and planning through [...]

How do we clean the chimney??

Is this your contract? organisation? or one of your suppliers? A well thought through method statement maybe - but how do we clean the chimney? Once again the impact of mobile phone cameras and ease of access to the website can affect the reputation of your business. And this is in the north west.
More [...]

The Elevate Carbon Challenge

Andrew Platten writes …
I hope visitors find the site interesting, I for one would like to see any evidence in Lancashire of the following on construction sites:
zero carbon developments
examples of locally manufactured triple glazing, low energy structures
examples of water conversation and recycling
closed loop recycling and waste management
examples of group transport to and from sites
If someone [...]

Next Event - Public Procurement

Details of the next event can be found here.   Public Procurement Invite
Public Sector Procurement:
Meeting the Challenge
Over the next 4 years, central and local government is working on becoming more efficient. It wants to make savings in its procurement spend in the construction and facilities management sector. This move, an outcome of the Gershon Efficiency Review, will [...]

Impact of Bad Practice

Following on from the post here regarding the publishing of videos on You Tube covering unacceptable safety behaviour and pranks, Building reports that Morrisons have suspened NGBailey, one of the organisations identified in the videos, from their framework contract that covers 149 stores. View video
Ouch
More details here
For your information the Elevate improvement module [...]

Built to Last and ISO 14001 Fast Track

Comment and news from Andrew Platten moved to this ‘front page’ .  Contact Andrew or myself for more information
CITB Construction Skills are funding a new programme called Built To Last which will run over 2007. CCI NW will be running the programme. The programme will feature a series of development seminars and workshops which are [...]

Sustainability Events

two events to note in our area:
The 3rd Northwest Sustainable Construction Conference
- to be held at UCLan on the 14 March
details here 
Sustainabilitylive! 2007
1-3 May 2007 held at the NEC, Birmingham
details here