Stannah gets a speedy new image
The world’s largest supplier of stairlifts —Stannah—has completed a nationwide re-brand of its UK sites in just five days thanks to sign installation and maintenance firm, Xmo Strata.
The 21 site re-brand saw Xmo Strata engineers installing exterior signage on the company’s multi-storey premises from Glasgow to Christchurch, completing the task in less than a week.
Xmo Strata’s Managing Director, Steve Martin, says the company is well aware of the importance of speed and reliability when it comes to ensuring a seamless brand transition.
“Re-branding can be one of the most difficult programmes for companies to undertake, and it is vital that the process happens quickly and without issue. Delays and inconsistencies can result in loss of brand integrity so Stannah was eager to ensure the process was completed swiftly and to a high standard,” said Martin. “We knew the demands of the project before we began and with a proven track record in this type of work, we were comfortable that we could deliver and surpass expectation.”
Mr Martin says re-branding projects such as this are a core part of Xmo Strata’s business.
“Re-brands require meticulous planning to ensure a uniform appearance across all sites and, particularly important when carrying out work at height across multiple sites, strict safety policies are needed. Fortunately planning and safety are second nature to us.”
Xmo Strata was awarded the project by Harkess Ord—Stannah’s chosen design and brand implementation partner. Kevin Clarke, Harkess Ord Project Manager, said: “Xmo Strata sets itself high standards and ensures its teams live up to them. We were particularly impressed with the company’s procedures and processes regarding the installations and the timely manner in which the work was completed. Feedback from the client has been very positive, with a specific compliment regarding Xmo Strata’s health and safety systems; confirmation enough for us that we got the right people for the job.”
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RBC eases client building control cashflow
With cuts in public sector spending threatening construction’s recovery and contractors suffering worsening payment practices, a national expert is easing cashflow when it comes to building control approval.
As the construction market enters another difficult phase with the withdrawal of many public sector projects, the industry is expecting a bumpy ride. According to the latest Nationalist Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC) State of Trade Survey, just 38% of respondents anticipate an increase in workload over the next 12 months. Regional Building Control (RBC)—one of the UK’s leading Building Regulations Approved Inspectors—has a generous
credit scheme for larger projects to help their customers succeed in these troubled times.
Architects, design and build companies, developers and project managers only have to pay for the RBC services that they use as the project progresses; rather than up-front as may be requested by competing suppliers. This applies to all stages of the RBC service from plan appraisals to on-site services and final sign-off.
As contractors existing work nears completion, the conversion of future enquiries into orders will become critical in the coming months, with the Coalition government’s cost-cutting likely to have a significant impact. In agreed cases, RBC will commit to a ‘no win no fee’ basis for consultation on building control at the tender stage.
RBC is approved by the Government to carry out the full functions of Building Control as a Corporate Approved Inspector (CAI), as defined in the Building Act 1984.
www.rbcltd.co.uk Tel: 01992 653 900.
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New safety compliance company
Workplace services provider, the PHS Group has launched a new company to offer a multi-disciplinary service that delivers complete legislative compliance. The new company, PHS Compliance, is formed from the merger of two market-leading specialists in the safety area; Epsilon Test Services (acquired April 2008) and CLM Compliance (acquired March 2010), who are merging under the new name.
PHS Compliance will offer services for electricity, gas, fire and lighting. In each of these disciplines, the company will focus on legislative and ACOPs (Approved Codes of Practice) compliance and claims to offer the most efficient and effective process to achieve it. This, the company says, would include the most appropriate mix of safety inspection, testing, remedial repair work, planned maintenance and emergency repairs required to meet individual customer needs.
Explaining the rationale for the new company, PHS Group chief executive, Peter Cohen, commented: “We always strive to proactively predict and deliver what the market will require and in the traditionally diverse and disparate safety arena, this means creating the powerful simplicity of one single name that can deliver on all levels. From a client’s point of view this creates one point of contact and one route to achieving their legislative safety compliance, whatever the specific needs of their site or sites. This makes great sense in terms of cost-efficiency and streamlines the process in a singularly tailored approach.”
The new PHS company pulls together the combined forces of Epsilon and CLM and provides a national network of more than 500 safety engineers. Expertise within this workforce will include both specialists in specifics, such as electrical safety, and also multi-skilled engineers who are qualified to deliver services for more than one of the disciplines the company now covers, from electricity and gas to fire and lighting.
Leading PHS Compliance will be ex- CLM managing director Paul Caddick, who becomes managing director of the new company.
www.phs.co.uk
Building & Facilities Management – September 2010
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