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PRO INSTALLER JULY 2015
PRO BUSINESS
@proinstaller1
Recognising women
in construction
CITB is backing a new campaign aiming to recognise
the contribution that women have made to construction
projects in England – and they want you to get involved.
The #builtbywomen campaign will investigate the
role women have played in
listed buildings; with anyone
whose female ancestors
were involved in shaping historic places urged to submit
their evidence.
Historic England and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
launched the campaign on National Women in Engineering Day with
an announcement that London’s
Waterloo Bridge is to be relisted.
Female construction workers
were brought into work on the
iconic bridge during the Second
World War, but the part they
played has been largely forgotten
until now.
Gillian Econopouly, Head of
Policy at CITB, said: “We want to
see more women in the construction industry, which is why it is so
important to highlight the role of
women on iconic projects such as
Waterloo Bridge.
“The construction industry is
growing, and has a huge variety
of jobs available for people of all
backgrounds to have rewarding,
fulfilling careers.”
Commenting on the new campaign, Heritage Minister Tracey
Crouch said: “This is a wonderful
opportunity to ensure our great
female engineers are properly
recognised.
“This project will show the
remarkable achievements of the
women who broke conventions
to help build Britain and inspire
the next generation of female
engineers, architects and builders.”
Campaigners are calling on
individuals and groups across
England to send in evidence
‘Campaigners are calling on individuals
and groups across England to send
in evidence they have about the role
women played in listed buildings’
they have about the role women
played in listed buildings.
The information can be shared
on social media by using
#BuiltByWomen hashtag, or by
submitting it via Historic Eng-
land’s website http://historicengland.org.uk/news-and-features/
news/
For further information visit
www.citb.co.uk
Online Shop
Open For
Business
The Glass and Glazing Federation
(GGF) has launched a new online
bookshop to increase the readership
of the GGF library by offering shoppers a new online space to order
printed copies of GGF publications.
The GGF Shop contains a comprehensive range of technical, health and
safety and consumer publications
to help companies and individuals
throughout the industry work to the
highest standards.
The new retail web site aims to deliver
printed copies of GGF information not only
to GGF Members but also to a much wider
construction industry audience of architects,
specifiers, designers, builders and building
managers.
Covering the full range of GGF titles, the
GGF Shop is split into 10 product areas that
include all the GGF’s Technical Data Sheets,
Practice Guides, Consumer leaflets and
Health and Safety publications.
The site also offers the GGF’s suite of consumer leaflets, providing guidance on the
GGF’s consumer protection and the GGF
Conciliation Scheme, as well as independent advice aimed to increase homeowners’
confidence when buying and installing glass
and glazing.
Giles Willson, Deputy Chief Executive and
Director of Technical Affairs, commented:
“The GGF Shop is an excellent way to
Eurozone issues are
concerning UK manufacturers
The latest CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI has reported a
slowdown in growth, the lowest growth since early 2013.
KPMG’s UK Head of Industrial Manufacturing, Stephen
Cooper, comments on the deceleration in the industry:
access the GGF publications and will help
both Members and Non-Members get the
information they need to help them do their
jobs. It will also be useful for many others
in the broader construction industry such
as architects and specifiers to gain access to
our technical content.”
To browse products, create an
account and order today please visit
www.shop.ggfmembers.com
“This slowdown in UK
manufacturing growth
is disappointing, considering the recent
steady improvements in
previous months of this
year.
“The strengthening of the
pound relative to the Euro,
while good for summer holiday travellers, will not be
good for UK manufacturers
as it makes UK manufactured goods more expensive
for those who import them.
As 40% of UK exports are
still exported to the Eurozone, any disturbance
downwards in that market
will impact negatively on
UK manufacturing.
“Interestingly, the Eurozone has shown positive
results in the past month
where growth was registered in all countries except
Greece. This may change
in next month’s Eurozone
PMI if the uncertainty in the
Eurozone with the current
unresolved Greek debt issue
continues.
“The largest global manufacturing countries of
China and the USA have
also shown a continued
contraction in manufacturing over recent months
due to weaker export demand for both countries
goods. This, combined
with the Eurozone issue,
does not give a good signal for the coming months
for global manufacturing,
and UK manufactures
will be watching events
closely.”