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Construction Element has achieved status of CHAS accrediation complying with various assessments with our Health & Safety procedures. We will now be registered on there database for clients to view our company information in accordance with have we procure, manage and implement all our projects from concepts to completions.
Construction Element have completed the refurbishment of Kyashii London in Upper St Martins Lane. We Project Managed and procured various fields of construction and fit out. There where many challenging issues on site due to some poor standards of work when it had originally been fitted out. We managed the Project Management, Clerk of works, new Sushi bar, New VIP dining area and general maintenance issues that where needed to be corrected. We also organised some O & M Manuals for the restautrant as the previous contarctor had not organised any of these.
Go to our Project page a check out the images or go to links and check out Kyashii London’s website.
Construction Element has recently completed the fit out of Isobel Advertising new meeting facilities at there head office in New Cavendish Street , London. Works consisted of glazed partitioning, stud walls, M&E services, painting & decorating, Audio Visual, data cabling and new bespoke furniture. We worked with Isobels design team to create a very bespoke and stylish new areas that bring Isobel to the fore front of there market. Take a look at our project page for images.
Construction Element have been appointed main contractor to supply Sherard Road Medical Centre in Eltham South East London a new look for 2010. Working alongside Yoop Architects we will be creating a fantastic new revamp which will providing patients, practitioners and receptionists with a fresh inspiring working environment. Watch out for February completion.
Refurbishment/ Fit Out
I have recently read many news paper articles that the Labour Government will be providing £350million pounds to 10 new schools and modernisation of old schools. Apparently this is a top priority to Labour MP Malcolm Wicks! How will this affect the actual community? Will small local construction companies get a look in or will it again be another device for the larger contractors to take control of what goes on in Croydon. It has been seemingly frustrating for myself as the Managing Director of a small fit out company that there is an influx of work in the Borough that will not be distributed fairly. We provide the local council with revenue to progress and also local people with work. Some how this does not seem fair!
Kyashii London 4A St. Martins Lane, London. W1.
Construction Element have been appointed by Kyashii London’s new owners to Project Manage the re-opening of their recent acquisition. Kyashii London are using Construction Elements Commercial Refurbishment Services to completely refurbish the private dining area, modifying areas to the new Managers concepts, modifications to existing mechanical and electrical lay out, modifications to lighting lay out, renewing of soft furnishings and deep clean in preparation to hand over to new restaurant Manager. We will be commencing on site as from the 21 st September. Watch out for the opening party!
Kyashii London Fit out.
Title: Nearly 40% of subcontractors lose work over safety issues
Source: Building
Almost 40% of subcontractors are losing work and damaging their reputation over health and safety issues, warranty provider the NHBC has warned.
The news has prompted the NHBC to launch its own health and safety support service.
Existing CDM Regulations state that contractors and subcontractors must be able to demonstrate competence on every new tender to ensure health and safety will be managed effectively. This includes a need to have a health and safety policy in place to ensure employees are appropriately trained.
But the NHBC claims self-certification is eating up time and money, and remains an issue which even competent subcontractors are reportedly hesitant about, which can result in them losing bids for work.
The council said it had subsequently designed SafeMark - a third party pre-qualification assessment scheme aimed at helping the house building industry. It has been designed to save time, involving an initial assessment, and remaining valid for a year.
Commenting on the new scheme, health and safety manager at the NHBC Simon Mantle said: “It is vital that subcontractors are fully prepared for all health and safety issues and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is having a real push on competence to reflect this.”
“We know from our research that many subcontractors across the industry are competent - it’s just a question of proving it. For some, and particularly smaller firms, the administration involved with this is simply not practical.”
SafeMark is accredited to the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) standard.
Read more: http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=284&storycode=3145847&c=0#ixzz0MYW30EDx
Thank you to every one that turned up on the day, fun was had by all especially when the band turned up. I not to sure how the betting went but I tend not to win much.We did not manage to raise as much as we expected due to no shows but we will be adding to the funds out of our own pockets. A big thank you to David Barkerof Hothaus for taking loads of wonderful pictures and also to Makros of Croydon for lending us a Pimms gazebo . We’ll be on it again next year so don’t miss out on the activities.
Research published by the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network (AAN) reveals that apprentices ‘pay their way’ and employers see a return on their investment.
The average cost and payback time of engineering apprenticeship costs £28,762 (net cost at the end of the apprenticeship) on average – the highest of any subject area – with a payback of less than three years.
One in construction costs £22,043 (payback: less than two years); the cheapest is one in retail, which costs £2,300.
Sir Roy Gardner, chairman of the AAN said the “robust” research make for a strong business case: “The findings confirm that apprentices pay their way and employers see a visible return on their investment in a relatively short period of time.”
We have combined with Conetica to arrange this fund raising event on behalf of the Great Ormond Street Hospital. At £80 a ticket for travel to and from East Croydon Station, food by the M-Bar Leadenhall market and drinks it is a day not to be missed. For tickets please contact Construction Element head office on 0208 686 5742.
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