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Building Designers Urged To Use New Fire Retardant Specifiers Checklist

19 January 2010 - The Wood Protection Association has produced a guide to help specifiers check flame retardants are fit for the purpose required.

Climate Change Minister Meets CPA Members

19 January 2010 - Climate Change Minister David Kidney MP discussed carbon reduction and energy efficiency issues with CPA members.

Employers must consider requests from their staff for training

19 January 2010 - Employees will be able to request ‘time to train’. This means that you as an employer obliged to consider their request for training. Employees can request time for training if: ... Read more »

QUESTION OF THE WEEK – As an employer, what am I required to do in terms of Health surveillance?

19 January 2010 - 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. For the next few weeks, ... Read more »

BWF holds more seminars on Fire Doors

18 January 2010 - The BWF-CERTIFIRE Fire Door and Doorset Scheme has continued its programme of fire door education with a seminar with the Wessex Area of NAHFO (The National Association of Health Care Fire ... Read more »

HMRC Winds Up More Companies Than Anyone Else

18 January 2010 - HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) continues to be the number one creditor to request the winding up of companies to recover debts owed to it. A survey by accountants Government’s ... Read more »

Final Rules For Personal Pension Accounts Put Before Parliament

15 January 2010 - The Government put its final proposals to oblige all employers to contribute to employees' personal pension accounts before Parliament this week.

Chief Executive’s Blog: Fortifying The Under 40s

15 January 2010 - Congratulations to BWF Policy Officer Matt Mahony (30) and WITForum Training Manager Dave Campbell (23) for being named in ConstructionSkills has worked hard to find these ‘displaced’ ... Read more »

QUESTION OF THE WEEK – What happens if my employees can’t get in to work because of the snow? And what if I can’t get in?

15 January 2010 - BWF members such as yourselves frequently use our Member and Technical Helplines to ask for assistance on a wide range of Employment, Health and Safety, Pay and Technical issues. We share the key ... Read more »

Chief Executive’s Blog: Members’ Day Keynote Speaker Confirmed

13 January 2010 - I’m delighted that