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JANUARY 2017 PRO INSTALLER
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Considerate Constructors Scheme Round-Up

Mascot champions women in construction

CONGRATULATIONS TO CONSIDERATE COMPANIES

Considerate companies in construction were applauded at an awards ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in London .
The UK construction industry now has a female mascot called Honor Goodsite - created by the Considerate Constructors Scheme . Honor Goodsite is promoting all that is great about the industry , helping to raise awareness and inspire young children to consider a career in construction when they grow up , as well as delivering important messages about children ’ s safety around construction sites . Honor Goodsite is a structural engineer - a key profession within construction - but one which is still very much underrepresented by women . Only six percent of parents surveyed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology said an engineering career would be attractive to their daughters ; the challenge is to help change these perceptions among parents as well as children . She joins the hugely successful industry mascot Ivor
‘ helping to raise awareness and inspire young children ’
Goodsite , a site manager who was introduced by the Scheme in 2003 and has since then visited hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren across the UK . Honor Goodsite ’ s first outing was at the Victoria Station Upgrade project - a £ 700 million project transforming one of the capital ’ s busiest stations . The Taylor Woodrow BAM Nuttall Joint Venture delivering this project hosted the launch of
Honor Goodsite , with the help of 19 children . All Scheme-registered sites , companies , suppliers and clients are eligible to hire Honor Goodsite for any community , school related , or other educational / charitable events .
For further information , please visit : www . ccscheme . org . uk www . ccsbestpracticehub . org . uk www . ivorgoodsite . org . uk
The Considerate Constructors Scheme - the national scheme established by the construction industry to improve its image – hosted its national awards and presented four companies with the coveted top awards of ‘ Most Considerate Company 2016 .’ They were : Connect Plus Services ; Rydon Maintenance - Islington ; Linfoot Country Homes Ltd and Solent Industrial Roofing Systems . Connect Plus Services carries out highway maintenance works to sections of the M25 motorway and its arterial link roads through a 30-year contract with Highways England . This safety-conscious team was applauded for its constant
refinement of depot and site safety , and consideration of its workforce . Linfoot Country Homes Ltd is a family-owned business near Stratford-upon-Avon , Warwickshire , specialising in high quality new and converted homes in the South Midlands for over 20 years . Rydon Maintenance ( North London Region ) is in the 13th year of a longterm contract with Islington Council for the repair and maintenance of more than 6,000 properties . This potentially intrusive work demands a high degree of care and consideration and this was clearly demonstrated by Rydon through its community work . Based in Portsmouth , Hampshire , Solent Industrial Roofing Systems specialises
in providing roofing services industry-wide . One recent project was for a storage building on a military base in Wiltshire and the company spared no effort in ensuring the development was sensitive to the client ’ s operations security standards . HSS Hire Service Group Ltd , which undertakes inner London deliveries , triumphed as the ‘ Most Considerate Supplier 2016 ’, making it the first registered supplier to win this title since Supplier Registration was introduced in 2014 . Over 900 companies and suppliers have registered with the Considerate Constructors Scheme in the past 12 months .
www . ccscheme . org . uk

Partnership brings benefits

The Considerate Constructors Scheme has got together in a partnership with the National Federation of Builders ( NFB ) – the construction industry ’ s longest established trade association . The partnership will provide NFB members , with a turnover banding of £ 500,000 to £ 3.5 million , free Company Registration with the Considerate Constructors Scheme . It came into effect from 1st January 2017 .
By becoming a registered company , NFB members in this banding will have the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to improving the image of the industry . Scheme-registered companies voluntarily agree to abide by its Code of Considerate Practice . The Code commits those registered with the scheme to care about appearance , respect the community , protect the environment , secure everyone ’ s safety and value their workforce .
www . ccscheme . org . uk