Current Hot Topics

• Failures of Liftlux Scissor Lifts
• Response to Redundancy
• Apprenticeship Matching Service (AMS)
• HSE signs enforcement pledge
• Source Northamptonshire
• East Midlands Property Alliance (EMPA)
• Winning Public Sector Business
• Business Turnaround Grant
• Grant for Business Investment
• Temporary Stopped Employers

 

Failures of Liftlux Scissor Lifts
(SL260-25 & SL245-25)

HSE has issued a safety alert to inform employers and employees about recent structural failures of the main support structure (chassis) on Liftlux models SL260-25 and SL245-25 scissor lifts. This information is being provided in advance of the conclusion of HSE's investigations so that the industry can take prompt action to prevent a recurrence.

If you have one of these machines and have not completed the inspection as required by the manufacturers' bulletins, you should immediately withdraw it from service so that it can be examined by a competent person.

Read more on the HSE website
Added 10/09

 

Response to Redundancy

If you are a construction employer with workers that will be or have been affected by redundancy ConstructionSkills can help.

If you are a construction employee, who is about to be made redundant or has been made redundant ConstructionSkills can help.
Added 09/09

 

›Apprenticeship Matching Service (AMS)

AMS has been set up to match displaced apprentices with employers enabling them to complete their apprenticeship.
Added 07/09

 

HSE signs enforcement pledge with councils

The HSE and local-government body LACORS have signed an agreement that commits them to implement a new standard of enforcement by March 2011.
Added 07/09

 

Source Northamptonshire

Source Northamptonshire is the first point of call for companies searching for contract opportunities with Local Government in Northamptonshire.
Added 07/09

 

East Midlands Property Alliance (EMPA)

East Midlands Property Alliance has been formed by Local Authorities in the East Midlands to improve the delivery of property services to their communities.

EMPA is running a FREE market place on 23rd September 2009. The event will provide the opportunity for Clients to meet the empa framework partners and for smaller contractors to register interest in joining the empa supply chain.

EMPA is also looking at today's issues with talks by leading experts on such areas as sustainability, waste, business improvement and training.

Who should attend – Local Authority, Public body property professionals, supply chain businesses.
Added 07/09

 

Winning Public Sector Business

Winning Public Sector Business is a unique programme of events designed to help businesses based in the East Midlands to win business from public sector bodies.

This initiative funded by East Midlands Development Agency and delivered by the regional Business Link service has been specifically designed to increase your awareness of how business is placed by regional public sector purchasers and their wider supply chains.

This programme runs until February 2010 and incorporates 11 general information sessions, 21 detailed full day workshops designed to help you with the tendering process and concludes with three Meet the Buyer events.

These Meet the Buyer events will allow you to have face to face meetings with public sector buyers from across the East Midlands.
Added 07/09

 

Business Turnaround Grant

A grant of £1,500 towards the cost of a business turnaround project, with a further £8,500 potentially being available for a project to transform the company’s operational or marketing performance to take the business to the next stage in its development, where further qualifying criteria are met.

Business Link, funded by emda, has introduced a Turnaround Grant to help companies experiencing difficult trading conditions directly due to the current economic climate. The grant is intended to wholly or partly fund the cost of specialist support to address financial and/or strategic issues facing the business. The grant is available in the East Midlands and may be accessed by businesses experiencing difficulties due to the economic downturn.

For further information and to ascertain whether your company can take advantage of this timely opportunity please contact Market Shape on 01604 642233.
Updated 07/09

 

Grant for Business Investment

What are your business’ plans?

• Are you a business looking for the last piece of the financial jigsaw for your business expansion or modernisation project?
• Are you based, or looking to be based, in the East Midlands?
  Are you looking to invest in land and buildings, plant and machinery or other assets?
• Will this project significantly improve the productivity of your company or substantially improve the level of skills within your workforce?
• Are you committed to developing new products and processes? Will the project support this development?
• Does the project involve maximising potential opportunities in niche, fast growing or export markets?

If the answer is yes to all of these questions, GBI may be available to your business – click the title for more information.
Updated 07/09

 

›Temporary Stopped Employers

Are you having to reduce the hours some of your staff are working? Have you got to lay people off on a short term basis? You might find this information from the Job Centre useful

Added 04/09

 

 

 

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