UK Pro Build: Bold pricing key to a successful future

UK Pro Build believe being bold with its prices has resulted on one build firm not only grow but improve its bottom line and bring in more business than it can handle. Starting out as a collection of tradesmen who came together to offer their joint services, UK Pro Build Ltd originally focused on offering…

Unsafe Highs: working at height

Working at height: The need to know facts With falls from height on small building sites remaining one of the most common causes of workplace fatalities, work that seems to present a lower level of risk needs greater attention with regard to proper health and safety measures. That’s the view of Joanna Mulgrew, director at…

Does CDM 2015 apply to me?

Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) regulations apply to most common building, civil engineering and construction work including all demolition and dismantling work – scale of project does not matter.

Isn’t my business too small to worry about health and safety?

Even small businesses have a duty of care to keep their employees and the public safe on site as well as legal requirements to undertake certain paperwork.

CDM 2015 Regulations: your questions, answered

Jo, our Group Operations Director is aware that many builders will want to know more about what the new 2015 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) will mean to them – so she went straight to HBXL’s Health and Safety consultant, Dave to find out…

Hidden cost of poor health & safety that cripples British builders

Not enough build firms are fully aware of the hidden, uninsured costs of poor health and safety on site. That’s the view of experts at build software specialist firm HBXL, who are urging those in charge of site safety to brush up on the implications of health and safety, rather than sweep their responsibilities under…