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PRO INSTALLER MAY 2015
PRO NEWS
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Breathe Freely on
Worker Memorial Day
The 28th April 2015
marked Worker Memorial Day and BOHS, the
Chartered Society for
Worker Health Protection launched a new initiative called Breathe
Freely in partnership
with Constructing Better Health, Land Securities and Mace. The purpose of the initiative is
to prevent occupational
lung disease in the construction industry.
Breathe Freely is a collaborative initiative targeted
specifically at managers
and site supervisors within
the construction industry.
The aim is not just to raise
awareness of the problem of
lung disease within construction industry, but also
to effect action by providing
practical solutions through
sharing best practice and
Mike Slater,
President of
the BOHS
encouraging implementation of effective exposure
control.
At the heart of the Breathe
Freely initiative is a new
Worker Health Protection
Management Standard, a tool
to help employers reduce
health risks, raise standards
and keep them high.
Breathe Freely is about
providing the information,
resources and signposting to
the advice and expertise that
we know is needed, as set
out below.
To ensure managers know
what “good” looks like and
what standards need to be
met, the initiative is encouraging sign-up to their
Worker Health Protection
Management Standard.
Developed specifically for
the construction industry,
this sets out good practice
for managing health risks,
to help raise standards and
keep them high.
To find out more and
get involved visit
www.breathefreely.org.uk
Home of Curly Wurly to be developed
National contractor
Shaylor Group has
announced being
appointed as Principal
Contractor on the £16
million refurbishment
of former Cadbury
headquarters Franklin
House in Bournville.
Working closely with
developers Court Collaboration and local architects
BPN, Shaylor Group will
carry out the refurbishment
works to convert the 1960s
commercial office space
into high-spec urban apartments, worth £6.4m of the
overall budget.
The project will see
Franklin House, reportedly
the birthplace of the Curly
Wurly, developed into 79
one and two-bedroom
apartments, including four
penthouse suites featuring
internal courtyards. The
property will subsequently be re-branded as ‘The
Franklin’, a collection of
stylish modern residences,
Go Yale!
The Yale Lockmaster is now available
on Door-Stop composite doors. The
Lockmaster is a multi-point lock
that has been designed, developed
and tested in the UK to deliver the
highest levels of performance, so
installers can offer security and
peace of mind to homeowners.
and is on target for completion in March 2016.
The contract is the latest
in a string of commercial to
residential projects Shaylor
Group has been awarded nationally. In London,
Shaylor Group has recently completed two similar
projects in Croydon with a
combined value of approximately £6.5 million and
work has recently started on a third residential
conversion project in the
capital which will see a former office block converted
into over 140 studios with a
contract value of just under
£5 million.
Speaking of the Franklin
House contract, Shaylor
Group Chief Executive, Stephen Shaylor, commented,
“Our team are very excited
to begin work on this historic local landmark. BPN
Architects have an excellent
vision for the building and
our highly skilled team are
eager to get the transformation underway. We have
significant experience in
the housing sector and
look forward to bringing
‘The Franklin’ to life”.
With Secured by Design accreditation, the
Lockmaster features a
combination of hooks
and anti-lift bolts for
greater security, and its
front door application
protects from unauthorised access even when
the door is unlocked.
service history proves a
high level of reliability.
The Lockmaster is fully
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