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The Heating and Hot wa ter Industry C ouncil (HHIC) in partnership with boiler manufactur ers, installers and representatives fr om acr oss the supply chain have r evisited the Benchmark scheme and upda ted the commissioning checklist , to take it into 2020 and beyond. www.hhic.org .uk


Toshiba and Cornw all New Energy worked together at a rec ent


event for industry prac titioners to highlight the benefits of using air- source heat pumps for lo w carbon, renewable heating for businesses and homes.


www..toshiba.co.uk


www.cornwallnewenergy.c om Filtermist International has


restructured its UK business operations to ensur e it deliv ers a single-sourc e solution for customers looking for cleaner safer and more productive w ork environments.


cleaner www.filtermist.co.uk


Spirotech has forged a partnership with Grundfos P umps that will enable the manufactur er to off er a bespoke range of fluid conditioning sy stems specially developed for larger c ommercial projects.


www.spirotech.co.uk


Rexel UK will be aiming t o raise tens of thousands for its newly announced official charity partner the Electrical Industries Char ity (EIC) in the first few months of the partnership.


www. exe . o.ukclr


A mobile app for materials procurement, which solves the key challenge of knowing stock availability, thereby eliminating time spent driving to merchan ts to source items, has been launched. www.buildiro.com


Rinnai has appointed Danny Madagw a to the post of


applica tions engineer within the technical service department . www.rinnai.com


Coolair Equipment have r enewed sponsorshipwith T imperley Hockey Club for a thir d year


sponsorship with T running.


wwwc. oolair. o.ukc 8 efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. T Novmber 2019


This was awarded by MPostcode.co.uk in recognition of Thermatic’s innovation, technology, green initiatives and recycling schemes.


The company currently uses Internet of Things (IoT) solutions within its head office to help it set a steady temperature throughout the building. Thermatic also offers


hermatic, a building engineering services company that works across the UK and Ireland, has been awarded the Manchester Carbon Hero Award for of its


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TES IN MIND CALLS FOR IMMEDIAT ACTION TO IMPROVE WORKPLACE MENT


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recent survey that sho w ed six out of 10 w orkers in construction have suff ered


mental ill-health because of their wor k. Following this, the charity Ma tes in Mind is calling on industry leaders and government to be more considera te and consistent to achiev e meaningful improvemen t within the workplace. This has never been more important in the fight to address the high rate of suicide within the UK construction industry. Construction is a sector in which the impact of mental ill-health and suicide are particularly prominent, with reports showing that within the industry two workers take their own life every working day.


T he Building Engineering Servic es Association (BESA) recognises this risk and supports Mates in Mind, among other charities, in an attempt to raise awareness and support those within the industry who may be struggling with their mental health.


Thursday October 10 wa Wo ldr Mental Health Day, an internationally recognised day in which organisations and individuals come together t break the silence surrounding mental ill-health.


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This year’s theme focused on suicide ention. Accor ding toThe Office of National Statistics, in 2018 there was a


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rise in the number of deaths by suicide with 6,507 recorded - the highest level since 2002.


James Rudoni, managing director for Mates in M ind, said:“We are deeply concerned to see a rise in this figure, despite the attention that has been given to suicide prevention and


increased awareness of mental health in recent years.


“The work that Mates in Mind is doing to further raise awareness,


address the stigma and improve mental well-being throughout workplaces across construction and associated industries, continues unabated. “Over the last three years, this interest hasn’t dropped off


ff, in fact


just the opposite. A significant par t of the work that we do is to provide real understanding and clarity around the issue of mental health. Signposting and supporting organisations to deliver the right support for their workforce. It is vital that organisations realise that this requires them to listen, encourage and support employees, rather than simply running short-term awareness campaign or one-off training.


“We are seeing the evidence from an increasing number of our supporter organisations tha t taking a‘whole organisation’ approach is having both quantifiable and qualitative impact.


“For example, in the last two y Tideway has reported a 12% rise in the number of staff who felt that they could approach their boss with a mental health problem – up from 64% in 2017 to 76% in 2018. A similar increase was reported in RSE Building Services where they reported a nine percent rise in staff feeling supported in relation to mental health – up from 66% in 2018 to 75% in 2019.


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“It is important to create space o t talk about mental health at work, and through improved awareness, increase individual’s understandings of how and where they can get suppor t. That is why we are so pleased to be a partner supporting Public Health England’s campaign Every Mind Matters –


enabling individuals to understand and better manage their own mental health. “But the fact remains, employers, must do more to ensure that the


environments in which their workers are operating are improved to sustain an individual’s mental well-being, and in turn their businesses overall.”


ATIC IS A CARBON HERO


IoT solutions to its customers to help them to reduce their own carbon footprint too.


Thermatic has implemented end of life recycling processes with all electronics, ensuring it disposes of all electronics in a way that means it recycles every part of the equipment possible.


The company also has recycling bins throughout the head office, where staff can recycle plastics, glass, metal, and cardboard – this also includes a paper recycling scheme which is collected every two weeks.


Every member of staff has been supplied with reusable water bottles to reduce one-time plastic use as well as being issued a‘gym bag’ to reduce plastic bag usage.


Sofie Hartley of Thermatic commented: “We’re always looking for new innovative ways to reduce our carbon footprint, no matter how small to do our part for the environment.”


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