New rooflight safety alert warns of net use risks
A new safety bulletin warning of the risks of using rooflight safety nets has been published by The Rooflight Association and FASET, the Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training association.
While FASET supports the use of...
Clearview turns over showroom to highlight menopause issues
Conservatory Outlet member Clearview Home Improvements has teamed up with a local lifestyle coach to host a menopause workshop at its Leyland, Lancashire, showroom.
The installer closed the showroom to house the event, which brought...
Hundreds gain from DGCOS/ NHIC mental health podcasts
The Double Glazing and Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme (DGCOS) says it has been encouraged by the hundreds in the industry who have downloaded its mental health and wellbeing podcasts, saying the level of engagement is...
Mind gains £4k from trades’ tournament
Tradespeople from all sectors helped to raise over £4,000 when they took part in a special football tournament organised by IronmongeryDirect in aid of the mental health charity Mind.
Around 50 took part in the...
Screwfix and BHF roll out 870-store defibrillator plan
Screwfix has joined with the British Heart Foundation to install defibrillators in all of its 870-plus stores across the UK and the RoI.
The group is also registering its network of defibrillators onto The Circuit,...
Team DoorCo step out to support mental health mountaineers Mark and Lucy
Staff at DoorCo have taken nearly three million steps in support of mental health awareness as their colleagues Mark Towers and Lucy Daniels prepare for the Kelly’s Heroes Kilimanjaro challenge later this year.
DoorCo Marketing...
Lighthouse spotlights Men’s Health Week
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is supporting Men’s Health Week this week (June 12-19) by raising awareness of all the resources it has to support men in construction.
One in five men die before the...
DHF warns on garage door safety in new video
A new video has been launched by the Door & Hardware Federation to explain the safety implications of the ‘hold-to-run’ feature of garage doors.
The six-minute video explains the issues surrounding the understanding of hold-to-run,...
Debar and Andy’s team up to tackle industry-wide suicide issues
Debar has joined forces with men’s suicide prevention charity, Andy’s Man Club to help tackle the growing problem that has seen suicide rates in the industry running at over three times the national average.
The...
DGCOS targets mental health again with second survey
The Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme is launching a second survey of mental health across the industry to assess how the problem has changed since the first in 2022 and determine what still...
