END OF YEAR REVIEW Funding for training
Award Season continues for
Crown lift trucks Crown won the “Design for Safety” award at IMHX 2013, a “Best Product” award at Germany’s LogiMAT 2013 and two nominations in the InternationalForklift Truck of the Year Awards (IFOY). An independent panel of experts also awarded the Crown WT 3040 rider powered pallet truck the prestigious “Design for Safety” Award in the Industrial Vehicles category at IMHX 2013. This award follows a recent win at LogiMAT where Crown’s QuickPick® Remote, an intuitive remote control for low-level order pickers, won “Best Product 2013” award in the “Order- Picking, Packaging, Securing” category and recent nominations for the prestigious IFOY Award for two other Crown products – the TSP 7000 Very Narrow Aisle turret truck and InfoLink®
fleet management system.
For further information please visit
www.crown.com
Alleviating
fuel poverty Pioneering technology from ENER-G Switch2, helping to alleviate fuel poverty on community heating schemes, has won a national housing innovation award. The G6 provides a fair and easy fuel payment system for residents, while reducing energy bills and consumption and has won the “Most Innovative New Product” category at the Housing Innovation Awards. The multi-functional G6 offers the capability to
POLYPAL STORAGE SYSTEM DESIGN
The latest installation undertaken for Rawle Gammon & Baker (RGB) at its new Exmouth premises, serves to demonstrate the suitability of Polypal racking and display systems for the builders merchant sector. Continuing the company’s programme of growth and development in the south west region, RGB has turned
to Polypal again to make the most of available space. The prime objective has been to ensure as wide a range of products as possible can be displayed and held in stock to accommodate the demands of both its trade and DIY customer base. For further information please visit
www.polypal.co.uk
provide wireless data collection, remote and interchangeable billing and prepay options, as well as being an ‘in-home display unit’, assisting in gaining additional credits towards the Code for Sustainable Homes. For further information please visit
www.energ6.co.uk or
www.energ-group.com
Despite there being millions of pounds of funding for training, construction companies are failing to take advantage of these grants, according to Kim Bendzak, Managing Director of Apple Construction Training.. Equipping staff with the right skills is vital for maintaining safety on site as well as ensuring that products and service will be delivered to a standard that can compete with other major builders. Kim offers the following advice: funds are available for a range of skills at all levels including CPCS, NVQ or
apprenticeships. There is funding for young and mature apprentices and your training provider should help to get apprentices
ISG completes office scheme
ISG has successfully completed, on time and on budget, a £1.4 million project to expand the Scottish facility of medical equipment manufacturer and supplier, KARL STORZ Endoscopy UK Ltd. The 47-week, dual- phased scheme saw ISG substantially increase office accommodation and demonstration facilities at the KARL STORZ site in Thomas Wise Place, Dundee. The initial phase of the development involved the construction of a 12,900 sq. ft. steel frame office extension, with render, facing brick and cladding to its façade and a section of curtain walling showcasing a new feature stairwell. In order to boost the overall
qualified for free. You should also find an accredited training provider that can tap into grants and funds as well as offer further money off. Apple Construction Training offer an extra £500 on top of the CPCS grants - funding eligibility checks apply. For further information please telephone 0845 478 0477 or visit
www.appleconstructiontraining.co.uk
sustainable credentials of the building, the new structure now includes a planted green roof to absorb CO2 and other pollutants, and reduce the impact of surface run off. For further information please visit
www.isgplc.com
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