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Has the rise impacted you?

Some positive news… Wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly a decade in the three months to September, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show. Compared with a year earlier, wages excluding bonuses, rose by 3.2% – the biggest rise since the end of 2008 and up slightly on the previous quarter.

Followed by some not so positive… However, the ONS warned that real wage growth was below the 2015 level. The unemployment total went up for the first time this year, rising by 21,000 in the same period to 1.38 million. Click here for the full story.

I’m a Celebrity 2018 line-up revealed! ITV confirms 10 names, including Actor John Barrowman, football manager Harry Redknapp and TV presenter Nick Knowles.

Stars pay tribute to Marvel Comics pioneer, Stan Lee, who has died at 95.

 

In construction news this week…

Pre-construction work starts on £1bn Silvertown Tunnel. Structural and environmental monitoring is now underway on the site of the 1.4km twin-bore road tunnel.

Plan for Sheffield’s tallest building approved. Property owner Turner Investments has gained outline planning for the redevelopment of Midcity House in Sheffield city centre.

Spurs strike deal to use Wembley for whole season. Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal to use Wembley Stadium for the remainder of the season as a back-stop in the event of further delays handing over their new ground.

 

In MECsafe news this week…

We still have plenty of availability on the following courses:

UKATA Asbestos Awareness – 19th November 2018

H&S Awareness – 20th November 2018 (ask us about completing your CSCS test on the same day)!

CCNSG Safety Passport – 22nd & 23rd November 2018

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

England v Colombia

Following Germany and Spain’s shock eliminations, no previous winners now stand between England and the World Cup final. Now, Gareth Southgate’s team are the second highest-ranked side in their half of the draw, behind sixth-placed Switzerland.

This means one of England, Colombia, Sweden, Switzerland, Croatia or Russia will definitely be in the Moscow final on 15 July.

Not that anybody should be getting too carried away – this is England, and a record of two World Cup knockout stage wins since 1990 makes for grim reading.

In construction news this week…

Skanska Papworth hospital job fails cladding check. Skanska has suffered a major setback on its £165m Papworth hospital project after flammable cladding was found fitted to the building.

M&E specialist Lorne Stewart suffers £8.5m loss. Building services specialist Lorne Stewart has counted the cost of problem contracts suffering a £8.5m loss last year.

Kier terminates Mackintosh building contract. Kier and the Glasgow School of Art have both mutually agreed to terminate the Mackintosh building contract following the devastating fire.

In MECsafe news this week…

We still have plenty of availability on the following courses:

Health & Safety Awareness – 11th July 2018 (ask us about completing your CSCS test after the course)!

SMSTS Refresher – 12th & 13th July 2018

UKATA Asbestos Awareness – 16th July 2018

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Another day, another Twitter outburst!

An insult about Donald Trump’s age was enough to prompt another Twitter outburst from the US president. In response to being called “old” by Kim Jong-un, Trump wrote on Twitter: “Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me “old,” when I would NEVER call him “short and fat?”.

Northern Ireland’s World Cup dreams are over, after they failed to beat Switzerland in the second leg of their World Cup qualifier game. The green and white army had to overturn a 1 0 deficit they suffered in the opening leg, but failed to break the deadlock in the city of Basel and drew the match 0 0.

 

In construction news this week…

Worker set on fire by cable strike. Court hears how site was not mapped out properly and worker had no training.

Kier tops October contracts league after 30 wins. HMRC win in Cardiff gives McAlpine biggest new work haul over 12 months.

 

In MECsafe news this week…

We still have plenty of availability on the following courses:

SSSTS (Supervisors) – 16th & 17th November

UKATA Asbestos Awareness – 20th November

SSSTS Refresher – 24th November

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We’re winning!

England’s under-17 football team won the World Cup after coming back from two goals down to win 5-2 in the final. Steve Cooper’s side completed the sensational victory to join England’s World Cup-winning under 20’s side, who won the competition in June.

The mental health response following the Grenfell Tower fire is the biggest operation of its kind in Europe, a doctor has said, with numbers affected likely to exceed 11,000. More than 1,300 people have been seen by Central and North West London NHS Trust and GPs after the fire, either for post-traumatic stress disorder screening or Grenfell-related physical health concerns.

In construction news this week…

Track repair team in 125mph train near miss. Rail safety experts have launched an investigation after a team of track workers narrowly avoided being hit by a 125mph passenger train.

Edinburgh tram extension race starts. Edinburgh City Council has started the hunt for two contractors to deliver its tram extension project from York Place to Newhaven.

Plans for 1,200 London homes on ex-Tesco land. The Meyer Homes development business set up by a former Redrow London MD has submitted plans for two London schemes totalling nearly 1,200 apartments.

In MECsafe news this week…

We still have plenty of availability on the following courses:

SSSTS (Supervisors) – 2nd & 3rd November

Health & Safety Awareness – 8th November (ask us about completing your CSCS test after the course)!

SMSTS Refresher – 9th & 10th November

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Finally Allowed – Poppies on the Pitch

FIFA will allow football players to wear poppies and remove it from its forbidden list. Once the new rules are agreed, players will be allowed to wear poppies on the pitch, but only on the conditions that the opposing team agree.

Donald Trump has been heavily criticised after calling NFL fans to boycott games if the players kneel during the American national anthem. At Sunday’s NFL game in London at Wembley stadium, a high number of players from both teams went down on one knee in an apparent response to Mr Trump’s comments. Players have been taking the stance in protest of perceived racial injustice and police brutality in America.

Chancellor Angela Merkel has won for a fourth term as the general election exit polls showed her party (Christian Democrat Union) took the largest share of the vote. The results also revealed the far right anti-nationalist party is set to become the third largest party in Germany’s parliament.

 

In construction news this week…

Scaffold inspectors caught faking safety certificates. Pair sentenced after worker fractures spine falling through signed-off scaffold.

Caddick launches £300m Leeds SOYO district plan. Wetherby-based construction and property giant Caddick Group has unveiled ambitious plans for a £300m scheme to create a new neighbourhood in central Leeds.

Bidding to begin on £165m Edinburgh tram extension. Edinburgh City Council is to start bidding for its £165m tram extension project after approving the outline business case last week.

 

In MECsafe news this week…

We still have plenty of availability on the following courses:

SSSTS Refresher – 29th September

SSSTS – 5th & 6th September

IPAF 3a & 3b – 6th September

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Keeping Shtum on their Sausages!

People are left worried after reports of (own brand) pork products being sold at a leading UK supermarket may have infected thousands of people with a potentially deadly virus. According to the Public Health England, studies have found ham and sausages from a ‘specific’ supermarket was a recurring feature in the investigated 60 people who are already infected with the virus. The study does not name the retailer and so far the press have failed to identify the ‘leading UK Supermarket’ (however, some are pointing the blame at Tesco).

Barcelona players and fans held a minute’s silence prior to their football match against Real Betis last night. The Catalans had ‘Barcelona’ embossed onto the back of their shirts, rather than having the players names in tribute to those who lost their lives during the terror attack.

Most will be pleased to hear that courts have been told to get tough on social media hate crime. Prosecutors have been told to treat hate crime that is committed online the same as offences committed offline. In new guidance, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) states: “The internet and social media in particular have provided new platforms for offending behaviour.”

 

In construction news this week…

Chinese firm buys cladding giant Permasteelisa for £426m. Leading Chinese construction giant Grandland has bought loss-making cladding manufacturer Permasteelisa for £426m.

Engineers probe multi-storey car park collapse. Structural engineers are investigating how a large front-end section of concrete deck at a Notttingham multi-storey car park suddenly collapsed.

In MECsafe news this week…

We still have plenty of availability on the following courses:

Manual Handling / Working at Height / Abrasive Wheel – 25th August

CCNSG Refresher – 1st September

IPAF 3a & 3b – 1st September

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Another Day, Another Political Drama

A group of 72 MPs have written to the BBC accusing it of being pessimistic and skewed in its Brexit coverage – in the months since the vote on the EU.
In a letter to the director general, they said the BBC is “unfairly representing” Leave voters by focusing on those who regret their decision.
The MPs warned the future of the BBC “will be in doubt” if it is not seen as a impartial broker.
The BBC said it was its job to “scrutinise and analyse” Brexit issues.

Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland’s former deputy first minister, has died aged 66.
It is understood he had been suffering from a rare heart condition.
The former IRA leader turned peacemaker worked at the heart of the power-sharing government following the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. He became deputy first minister in 2007, standing alongside Democratic Unionist Party leaders Ian Paisley, Peter Robinson and Arlene Foster.

Manchester United agree Bastian Schweinsteiger move to Chicago Fire. The American club are offering him a one-year contract worth £70,000 a week – which will make him one of the ten highest-paid players in the MLS – after agreeing a deal with United late on Monday night.

In construction news this week…

Plans go in for new 6,000 home Hampshire Garden Village. Developers have submitted an outline planning application for a new 6,000 home community in Hampshire.

Travelodge unveils £125m hotel investment plans. Travelodge has confirmed details of its latest £125m expansion programme with 15 new hotels planned across the UK this year.

Cost wrangle hits O’Rourke cancer hospital site. Construction work on a new £106m cancer hospital in Liverpool has been hit by a disagreement over costs.

In MECsafe news this week…

We still have plenty of availability on the following courses:

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Remember, Remember…

November 5 is Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night), a British tradition to mark the failed attempt by the Catholic Guy Fawkes and his cronies to blow up the Houses of Parliament – and the Protestant King James I – back in 1605.

Nowadays we mark the night with bonfires and fireworks. You probably think you know all there is to know about the Gunpowder Plot. However, there’s more to it than you might remember… Here are some little known facts about Guy Fawkes Night:
1. Guy Fawkes wasn’t actually the ringleader of the plot to blow up the House of Lords – he was just one of a group of 13 men. The leader was one Robert Catesby. Fawkes was the one who had the job of lighting the fuse, and so it was him that was caught in parliament’s cellars with 36 barrels of gunpowder.
2. November 5 was initially known as Gunpowder Treason Day and bonfires were lit as a celebration that the King hadn’t been killed
3. The tradition of burning an effigy of Guy Fawkes on a bonfire didn’t start until around the 18th century when reports appeared of kids carrying stuffed figures around and begging for money with them.
4. Following his capture Guy Fawkes was sent to the Tower of London where he endured two days of torture before he finally confessed and gave up the names of his co-plotters.
5. Until the mid 19th century the day was often full of violence and towns such as Lewes, which still has a famous celebration every year on the 5th, were often the scenes of bitter fighting.
6. Guy Fawkes and his fellow plotters were sentenced to death by being hung, drawn and quartered on 31 January 1606. However, he avoided this grisly fate by jumping off the gallows and breaking his own neck.
7. However they still chopped him up into quarters and sent his body off to the four corners of the kingdom as a warning to any other plotters.

In construction news this week…

New 5,000 seater football stadium to be built out of wood. National League side Forest Green Rovers are set to build a new 5,000-seater stadium made of wood.

Sparks can now drill square holes.Electricians can now drill square holes for electrical sockets.

British Land submits £300m Meadowhall extension plan. British Land has submitted detailed plans for a major £300m extension to its Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield.

In MECsafe news this week…

We still have plenty of availability on the following courses:

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.