In response to a growing demand from within the Property Care Association (PCA), we are now delighted to announce the creation of a distinct section of membership for industry leading specialists who deliver ground gas protection solutions. With lessons learned from the hugely successful initiatives that have resulted in the Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: Back to the ‘New Normal’ from 1st June Can Air Quality Control COVID-19? Updated Ventilation Guidance Documents Helping you Work Safely During COVID-19 Members’ Success with CITB’s Skills & Training Fund Up Next: Building a Mentally Resilient Workforce Japanese knotweed Research Missed the Read the full article…
The importance of good indoor air quality has never been more significant than right now and it follows that the subject has never been discussed quite so regularly, and by mainstream media. The scientific evidence is becoming clear There is a growing weight of international scientific evidence that promotes effective Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: Ground Gas Sector Launched CLC Releases Site Operating Procedures – Version 4 CITB’s COVID-19 Site Safety Checklists and Forms New Re-vegetation Guidance Note Up Next: The Insect Factor in Wood Decay Closed Offices and Legionnaires’ Disease Missed the Webinar? View the Recording Your Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: Are we seeing, ‘perhaps the end of the beginning?’ Under the Radar: Buddleia & Bamboo Webinar Govt Publishes Environmental Audit Committee Response Missed the Webinar? View the Recording Can You Help – Old Time-Lapse Film Your weekly ‘Tune-In Tuesday’ Are we seeing, ‘perhaps Read the full article…
Figures released by Build UK on Wednesday suggesting that 77% of commercial construction sites are now operational, 81% of infrastructure projects are working and 68% of house building sites are back on stream, I wonder are we seeing, ‘perhaps the end of the beginning?’ Probably the most important documents you Read the full article…
With the government announcing measures aimed at restarting the housing market PCA members, through the embracement of new guidelines and PCA guidance, can demonstrate that you are able to carry out surveys and perform repairs safely and in full accordance with the new social distancing rules. PCA members demonstrate they Read the full article…
For those of you that have been tuning into our weekly ‘Tune in Tuesday’ live broadcasts recently, you may have remembered my recent ‘stint’ where I pulled together some local-based marketing tips specifically for our smaller PCA members and SME’s to help stimulate enquiries post COVID-19, while we all have Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: PCA Today Publishes Important Articles Biggest Audience Yet – View the Recording! BASiS Point for PCA Invasive Weed Webinars Invasive Species List Updated Learning the Traditional Way Waterproofing & Insurance Webinar Your Weekly ‘Tune in Tuesday’ Welcome to our New Members PCA Today Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: Tips for Surveying Cavity Walls What can we learn from JKW Research & Development? Knowledge Exchange Project with UCL PCA Webinars in Demand! A Thriving PCA Greenhouse Dampness within Buildings Webinar Guidance on the Delivery of Blue Roofs Your Weekly ‘Tune in Tuesday’ Read the full article…
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic many of us are taking advantage of new opportunities for learning. The PCA themselves are providing webinars on a range of subjects and this has been well-received. So it was great to hear the other day that the ICL were hosting a webinar on Read the full article…
It is estimated that there are over 27 million homes in the UK, of which nearly 20 million are of cavity wall construction. As an industry of property professionals we will be looking at properties with cavity wall construction on a daily basis. Following the recent webinar on Defects in Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: Using Video Diagnostics during ‘Lockdown’ Risk Assessments in a Global Pandemic – A biologist’s perspective Reference Material to Support ‘Paula’s Salts Papers’ Update on BS 8102 Ground Gas Protection Webinar Highways England Safety Alert 8 ‘Top Tips’ for Getting Paid Your Weekly ‘Tune Read the full article…
These are extraordinary circumstances and for many of our PCA Members and many other businesses, the worry of cashflow and getting paid is increasing day by day. Off the back of a recent ‘Tune In Tuesday‘ our special guest, Tracey Westell of Cash flow and Credit Agency ‘Pecunia’, shared with Read the full article…
There is a fascinating (for me anyway) debate raging in our industries right now and it involves the rights and wrongs of local and collective decisions to embrace the opportunity to work in the middle of what is still a ‘lockdown’ situation. There is clear Government advice so the issue Read the full article…
One interesting service that is being offered by a number of members during the “lockdown” is video diagnostics. This simply involves a homeowner sending a photograph, or even live-streaming a video, of a potential problem to a surveyor who then provides diagnostic advice by email. This can be relevant to Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: HMRC: Job Retention Scheme Response from Lord Gardiner Updating our Technical Documents Defects in Cavity Construction Webinar – Register Now! Your Weekly ‘Tune-in Tuesday’ Ventilation and a Healthy Indoor Environment Missed the Webinar – View the Recording Consultation Deadline Extended HMRC: Job Retention Read the full article…
In your weekly PCA update this week: Paula’s Paper 3: Salts Analysis Wood Decay in Buildings Webinar There’s still time to join the PCA Pub Quiz Helping members prepare for IR35 changes Have your say & submit your views Occupational Respiratory Health Working from home? Claim back tax Join us Read the full article…
In response to the strict social distancing measures now in place across the UK, the construction industry is challenged between the need to follow Government advice so they can protect their valuable workforce but also ensuring construction workers can reach sites or projects. Many firms in our sector currently feel Read the full article…
We have seen many announcements from CITB over the past couple of weeks and what they are doing to support levy payers during these uncertain times. Last week they announced something we have been waiting for, long before we had all heard of COVID-19! NEW Skills and Training Fund We Read the full article…
