February 2010

PLYMOUTH

Shopfitting and joinery

EIC Ltd, the nationwide business, can offer shopfitting and joinery services from its regional office in Plymouth. The skilled team, based at EIC

South West on the Langage Industrial Estate at Plympton, works with quality materials on the shopfitting and joinery projects.

Complete schemes can be

undertaken from the initial plans through to decorating.

The EIC team promises high quality yet affordable work. As well as new shopfitting and joinery schemes, refurbishment projects, response and planned maintenance works, and a full facilities management service can also be undertaken. Examples of recent projects

include: *College and school

classroom alterations

*Funeral chapel of rest refurbishment

*Main contractor on supermarket refrigeration upgrade and alterations

*Pub refurbishment and alterations to form hotel rooms. Nationally, EIC Ltd has more than 600 employees working from a network of offices all over the country but it retains the values of a family business committed to excellent customer service. For more information, contact EIC South West - Devon, Eastern Wood Road, Langage Industrial Estate, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5ET. Tel 01752 231250. Fax: 01752

343370. Visit the website at

www.eicltd.com.

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INFORMATION

Fulfilling the role of CDM co-ordinator

Article from The Building Safety Group

THE role of a CDM co-ordinator is to provide specialist advice for construction health and safety risk management matters. The role is required where projects are notifiable, as defined in the CDM regulations 2007; in other words, contracts of more than 30 working days or 500- person days duration for non- domestic clients.

Main duties for a co-ordinator, as highlighted by the HSE, include:

*advising and assisting the client with their duties

*notifying details of the project to HSE

*co-ordinating health and safety aspects of design work and co-operating with others involved with the project *facilitating good communication between the client, designers and contractors *liaising with the principal contractor regarding ongoing design work

Shopfitting & Joinery

• Shopfitting • Joinery • Refurbishment

• Response Maintenance

*identifying, collecting and passing on pre-construction information

*preparing delivery of the health and safety file to the client. For a greater understanding of these regulations and requirements, contact the UK’s largest independent health and safety advisory group, The Building Safety Group (BSG). They can provide the role of a

CDM co-ordinator to companies in accordance with Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007.

As a corporate member of the Association for Project Safety (APS), BSG meets all the competency criteria set out in Appendix 4 of the CDM 2007 AcoP.

Due to BSG’s considerable

experience in fulfilling this role, clients who use this service have the confidence that work is being done competently and efficiently. To receive a quote on

individual projects, please contact the BSG office on 01454 414877 or email via RobP@bsgltd.co.uk and quote ‘Building & Construction’. The Building Safety Group

provides a complete range of health and safety services to over 800 member companies and over 3,000 workplaces around the UK. Each region operates under the control of a principal safety adviser and a team of qualified safety advisers, all of whom work in partnership with members to advise them how best to meet all their health and safety requirements. Services include: regular site inspections, ongoing health & safety advice, assistance with accident reporting, documentation, health and safety training, and help with CHAS accreditations. To become a member, contact Rob Phillips on 01454 414877 or check out www.bsgltd.co.uk.

EIC South West Eastern Wood Road Langage Industrial Estate Plympton, Plymouth, Devon PL7 5ET

Tel: 01752 231250 Fax: 01752 343370

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