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Innovation and inclusivity key pillars of DCC’s contract win with Network Rail

Direct Corporate Clothing (DCC) has won a major four + four-year contract to provide a full range of protective workwear and footwear for Network Rail. The multi-million-pound tender win, which was secured after an extensive tender process and wearer trials, sees ...

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Amadeus stays on at major zoo attraction

NEC Group’s event catering company, Amadeus, has been awarded a two-year contract extension at Dudley Zoo. The extension will mark a 12-year relationship at Dudley Zoological Gardens, a 40-acre zoo located within the grounds of Dudley Castle, which is a ...

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Amey awarded Gold Skills Builder Excellence Mark

The infrastructure services and engineering company has been awarded the Gold Excellence Mark by Skills Builder Partnership, which recognises organisations that demonstrate best practice in embedding essential skills – such as problem solving and teamwork – into recruitment, staff development, ...

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Waterblade consistently breaks the One Month Barrier, a remarkable 1200% ROI

Using our new calculator, we are now regularly calculating savings achievable for potential clients. These savings are based on data you provide us. We used to expect a payback period of 6 months. Increasingly we are finding that the cost ...

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First British Standard for indoor environmental quality welcomed by BESA

The creation of the first British Standard for health and wellbeing in buildings has been welcomed by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). BS40102 (part one) gives recommendations for measuring, monitoring, and reporting indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in all types ...

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Over half of permanent employees now open to leaving their job for a better paid contract role

Over half of permanent employees (58 per cent) in full-time work have stated that they would consider switching to a contract role for the right pay, with 43 per cent stating that the primary driver is the current economic climate. ...

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Amey joins DWP SWAPs initiative

Amey is working with the Department for Work and Pension’s (DWP) to deliver a Sector-Based Work Academy Programme (SWAPs). Launched by the DWP in 2013, SWAPs provides people with the opportunity to learn new skills and gain real-life experience in ...

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How can connections in the workplace help your staff and your business?

Once again, a workplace study has found that the majority (83%) of HR officers are facing significant talent retention problems and the latest research revealed that the main reason for staff turnover was stress and burnout[1]. To help employers address ...

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Rising demand and skills shortage jeopardising engineering services industry

Electrotechnical businesses are growing more concerned about labour shortages amid the continuing economic squeeze, according to the latest engineering services industry survey. The survey backed by leading trade bodies ECA, BESA, SELECT and SNIPEF, reveals while reported turnover figures indicate ...

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Next generation ‘FlexStep’ platform lift is launched

The Platform Lift Company announces to UK specifiers and architects the arrival of the newly enhanced FlexStep complete with an automatic onboard barrier feature. FlexStep is a 2-in-1 platform lift providing both stairs and a stairlift to customers needing a ...

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