The BCF Coatings Care programme was established to monitor and drive improvement in the health and welfare of employees, the safe operation of processes, and sustainable practices across the coatings sector. Running since 1996, it is a voluntary programme which benchmarks BCF membersā environmental performance against 45 KPIs, allowing performance changes to be measured over […]
The Autumn Budget introduced several important changes to the National Living Wage and National Insurance contributions (NICs) that will impact labour costs from April 2025. These need to be factored into tenders going forward and, depending on clauses included, it may be possible to address them in existing construction contracts running into and beyond April […]
The Construction Industry Joint Council has issued guidance on 2025 Holiday entitlement, which applies in England, Wales and Scotland. The annual industry entitlement is 23 days each year, plus eight days of Public/Bank holidays.
AkzoNobel, manufacturer of Dulux Trade and Dulux Heritage is proud to announce a special cause-related promotion in partnership with Leyland SDM, a leading specialist decorative merchant in London. From December 2 to 15, for every tin of Dulux Trade or Dulux Heritage product purchased, AkzoNobel and Leyland SDM, both PDA Associate Partners, will each donate […]