Those wanting to renovate their houses should hire a plastering training apprentice or professional rather than carrying out the work themselves, one DIY expert has suggested. Andrew Leech, director of representative body the National Home Improvement Council, said that people who hope to save money by carrying out DIY without guidance run the risk of […]
A Stoke teenager has embarked upon a college course in plastering, bricklaying, mechanical engineering and painting, following a lifetime of underachievement, it has emerged. Cory Johnson, 16, has been working with Stoke Challenge, an initiative which includes an intensive two-week back-to-work course for two-and-a-half months, the Guardian reported. He now hopes to go to university […]
The importance of managing asbestos at premises has been highlighted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Earlier this year, Canadian company Vale Inco Europe Ltd pleased guilty to four charges under the Control of Asbestos Regulation 2006. The company employed a contractor to work on a furnace at a premises in Clydach, Wales, but […]
