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QUESTION OF THE WEEK – What is the maximum/minimum temperature in the workplace?

BWF members such as yourselves frequently use our Member and Technical Helplines for assistance on a wide range of Employment, Health and Safety, Pay and Technical issues. We’re putting up ... Read more »

Chief Executive’s Blog: Timing Is Everything

I've never in my life wanted to be more wrong about anything as tomorrow's Budget.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK – What Advice Can You Give on Using Oak For External Joinery?

BWF members such as yourselves frequently use our Member and Technical Helplines for assistance on a wide range of Employment, Health and Safety, Contractual and Technical issues. ... Read more »

SFA Gives Assurances That ‘Old’ Qualifications Will Continue To Be Funded

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has confirmed that it will continue to fund qualifications from the ‘old’ national framework as well as on the new Qualification Credit Framework (QCF) ... Read more »

Emergency Budget Must Look Beyond Short-Term Fixes

The Construction Products Association has written to the Chancellor ahead of his Emergency Budget statement, urging him to focus future public spending where it will deliver the most cost ... Read more »

Press Release: Moulding Your Future Workforce: WITForum Working to Improve Bench Joinery Qualifications

Training is vital to the joinery industry’s continued success, and it is an issue about which members of the British Woodworking Federation’s (BWF) Woodworking Industry Training Forum ... Read more »

Press Release: BWF Launches New Scheme Aimed at Making Stairs Safer AND Members’ Business Better

This year’s British Woodworking Federation (BWF, www.bwf.org.uk. – ends – Notes to Editors: The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is the leading representative body for the ... Read more »

CPA Launches Introduction to Domestic Refurbishment

The Construction Products Association has launched

Seminar Success Proves The Desire For Fire Safety Education

The PFPF's first seminar met a full house and a very receptive audience.

IGT Explores Issues With CPA Members

The meeting of the Construction Products Association’s Shadow Group on Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team on 20th April raised some interesting discussions. Paul Morrell has ... Read more »

BWF Members’ Day 2010 For those who were unable to attend all of their required workshops

This year’s Members’ Day focused on how the joinery and woodworking industry can set itself up for the recovery by making the most of the business opportunities of the carbon ... Read more »

Oops! Government Department fire safety cock up.

The London Headquarters of Communities and Local Government (CLG) – the government department responsible for fire safety policy in England and Wales, has been served with an enforcement ... Read more »

QUESTION OF THE WEEK – I have an employee who frequently works up a ladder. What safety requirements should I follow?

Press Release: BWF Sets Out the Carbon Agenda

The programme for this year’s British Woodworking Federation (BWF, www.bwf.org.uk. – ends – Notes to Editors The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is the leading ... Read more »

ConstructionSkills Retains NVQs as Qualifications Prepare to Change

NVQ was never an easy sell for employers when they were introduced in 1986. ConstructionSkills has been working to ensure that the NVQ brand remains while it is still desired and trusted by ... Read more »