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QUESTION OF THE WEEK – What are the Braking requirements under PUWER?

BWF members such as yourselves frequently use our Member and Technical Helplines for assistance on a wide range of Employment, Health and Safety, Pay and Technical issues. We’re putting up ... Read more »

Chief Executive’s Blog: Will The Cut the VAT Persuade The Treasury?

It's not the whole answer, but it should give the Treasury something to chew on.

Additional Paternity Leave available from April 2011

The Government has published draft Regulations that will entitle employees who are fathers, partners of mothers or adopters, to take paternity leave of up to 26 weeks in the first year of their ... Read more »

Changes To Building Regulations Confirmed

The changes to Part L and F were laid before Parliament today, to come into effect in October.

Chief Executive’s Blog: EcoBuild Impressions

Bigger and better than ever, EcoBuild provided the perfect platform for the Wood Window Alliance.

Chief Executive’s Blog: Fiddling While Shoreditch Burns

I’m still slightly freaked by the fact that we’ve spent a normal morning working while the office building round the corner burns down. According to the report on the

Management & Supervisory Training – 20th & 21st April

The WITForum will be running its next round successful Management & Supervisory Training Seminars on 20th and 21st April in Warrington. Thanks to funding from ConstructionSkills, we are able ... Read more »

QUESTION OF THE WEEK – What happens if a customer complains about a product that we have supplied?

Your Country Needs You! WorldSkills London 2011

WorldSkills UK is on the hunt for talented individuals to take part in this year’s series of competitions, where the best skilled people in the country will battle it out against each other ... Read more »

Chief Executive’s Blog: Support SCA’s Shirt of Hurt!

SCA Timber Supply’s Managing Director is a top bloke and an ardent Stoke City fan. He’s been kind enough to invite me to a couple of Stoke games against West Ham over the years, ... Read more »