INDUSTRY NEWS
INDUSTRY NEWS
JIB EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS RECOGNISED IN LIVERPOOL CONSTRUCTION CHARTER
The employment standards that JIB members adhere to have been recognised by Liverpool City Council following the formal launch of its Construction Charter on 5th April .
Signed by Liverpool ’ s mayor , Joe Anderson , along with Unite the Union , UCATT and the GMB , the charter is designed to promote employment under national collective agreements , including the JIB ’ s National Working Rules , and to stamp out bogus self-employment on all construction sites within the city limits .
It will provide a confidence boost to JIB members who , through their membership , can demonstrate their adherence to the National Working Rules .
Further support has been shown at public sector procurement level , as a result of the JIB ’ s work to embed the intent of the Charter into the council ’ s own tendering process . Trevor Ingham , head of procurement at Liverpool City Council , has referenced JIB members by saying , ‘ The Liverpool City Council Commercial Procurement Team is pleased to support the Liverpool Construction Charter and will work with frontline services and strategic partners in future procurement activity to encourage delivery of the business principles that the Charter promotes . Companies who are members of the Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry are recognised as supporting these business principles .’
Steve Brawley , chief executive of the JIB , said , ‘ The JIB has worked with the Council Procurement Team to incorporate the Charter and JIB membership into the procurement process . We are now working with other councils who have signed Construction Charters to ensure that we achieve mutually beneficial outcomes for local communities and our members .’
For further information visit : www . jib . org . uk
COLLABORATION IS PIVOTAL TO EXECUTE THE BUILDING PERFORMANCE CHALLENGE
The Building Controls Industry Association ( BCIA ) is urging the industry to work together to make significant changes in how building controls are understood by the wider public and other sectors .
The objective of the building performance challenge is to construct commercial buildings which perform in the most cost effective and energy efficient manner to ensure optimum building performance for the full duration .
What ’ s noticeable is that there is a clear lack of understanding from the start of the building cycle ; designers are eager to please their client and create a building that is aesthetically easy on the eye . The value of building controls is not normally a topic for discussion ; despite the immense contribution that controls bring .
It is imperative at this point , that the client is educated on the benefits of the Building Energy Management System ( BEMS ).
Malcolm Anson , president of the BCIA , said , ‘ As an industry , we need to achieve greater efficiency in buildings and the only way we can make this happen is by working together . Our next step is to encourage and offer training and build on strong communication through all stages of the cycle .
‘ One of the issues that was discussed at the 2016 Building Services Summit was that there is no commercial incentive at the start of the design process for long term building performance . It is crucial at the very start of the chain , that each relevant designer , end user etc . is fully briefed with the correct knowledge . With the proper systems in place from the beginning , the client can make a significant and valuable return on their investment .
‘ As each building is unique – there is no magic formula for this and therefore different criteria is needed for each client . Going forward , we must endeavour to share our knowledge and educate those in the process to successfully ensure buildings are created to a sustainable level which last their entire lifetime .’ For further information visit : www . bcia . co . uk