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when selecting respiratory protection


Arco is encouraging businesses to ensure their workers are fitted with adequate respiratory protection by supporting Clean Air? Take Care! a joint initiative between the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The campaign aims to help reduce occupational respiratory disease caused by ineffective use of respiratory protection in the workplace, by raising awareness of the issues that surround it and highlighting the importance of selecting the correct respiratory protective equipment. Approximately 5.5 million workers are exposed to respiratory hazards in the workplace and recent research by both the BSIF and HSE has highlighted concerns that RPE is not being effectively selected, used and maintained in a significant proportion of workplaces where a respiratory hazard exists, leaving workers at risk. Arco can offer a solution to all respiratory equipment needs with a choice of disposable, reusable, powered and air-fed products. Arco’s specialists are also able to offer guidance on how to comply with legislation. For more information visit www.arco.co.uk.


UK worker of the year kicks off


TalkSport Radio starting on Monday 17th May. A series of different advertisements will run immediately after the 11.00 News and these are set to be a daily feature of TalkSport listeners’ lives until nominations close at the end of August. “We obviously looked at all of the available options for promoting UK Worker of the Year and, from the


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ickies’ nationwide UK Worker of the Year “good news initiative” breaks cover on


outset, radio advertising was a strong contender,” explains Dickies UK Sales and Marketing Director, Maurice Morton. “Radio gives us national reach and the chance, we hope, to both inform and entertain people as well, of course, as attracting them to enter the competition to become the very first UK Worker of the Year. UK Worker of the Year delivers a good, positive message, which is something we’re delighted to be able to offer in what are not the easiest of times.” For more information visit www.ukworkeroftheyear.com or www.dickies-uk.co.uk.


DICKIES WIN TOP AWARD


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illiamson-Dickie Europe Limited, the Somerset based work and safety wear


manufacturer and supplier has been awarded the coveted ‘D&B Rating 1’ status, having demonstrated to Dun & Bradstreet, the World’s leading source of business information and insight, that the company is in a first class financial situation with the minimum risk of failure and the highest level of credit worthiness. Announcing the award, Gareth Jones, Managing Director of D&B UK & Ireland said: “To have achieved ‘D&B Rating 1’ status during one of the worst economic times in recent years is a fantastic accomplishment and we wholeheartedly congratulate Dickies on this major success”. Maurice Morton, Sales and Marketing


Director for Dickies said: “We are delighted to have reached a standard of business that is recognised by the internationally acknowledged authority on company data. We are proud of our continuing success which we owe in great part to our many loyal and equally hard working customers.” For more information visit www.dickiesworkwear.com.


WILLMOTT DIXON HAVE THEIR FINGERS ON THE BUTTON


Construction and housing company Willmott Dixon is one of a number of organisations pioneering the use of unique energy saving devices that if fully utilised, could save them and their clients nearly £100,000 a year - and reduce UK carbon usage by nearly 4,000 tonnes per annum. The ‘ecobuttons™’ supplied by Birmingham Company Greenfield Print and Promotion are plugged into personal computers. Simply clicking the button reduces electricity consumption when the machine is not in active


use – without harming the PC. Simon Greenfield, Greenfield’s Managing Director said, “What is unique about ecobutton is that when the computer becomes active again it has a screen which shows you how much money and carbon you’ve saved that day and also to-date. This ‘instant reward’ shows people what they are actually achieving - and encourages other environmentally friendly behaviour.” For more information call 0121 458 2579 or go to www.printandpromotion.co.uk.


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