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Industry News SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT STOCKISTS INJURIES COSTING INDUSTRY £16.2 MILLION Freefoam has released a new video as part of its ongoing Helping Customers Grow campaign, featuring Nottinghambased business Jayplas Building Supplies. The campaign is part of Freefoam’s strategic marketing plan to shine a light on its customer base and show how both supplier and manufacturer are working together to build long-term relationships and grow business. Started in 2010 by Jaime Nield, Jayplas is a typical example of a Freefoam customer who has grown year on year. Selling the core roofline range, as well as external cladding and internal panelling, Jayplas have a broad customers base, from small to medium sized builders, though to double glazing and conservatory companies. In the video, Jaime explains that he chose Freefoam as his supplier over others because of both the brand loyalty from his installer customers and Freefoam’s route to market - to predominantly supply independent suppliers. You can view the video from Jayplas here: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=8qfAz1gDpCs www.freefoam.com Injuries and ill-health in the UK construction industry are now costing upwards of £16.2 billion, new data has revealed. Around 20% (£3.16 billion) of that cost was incurred by employers and 22% (£3.5 billion) by the government. Yet the majority of these costs (59% or £9.56 billion) fall upon the injured and ill individuals themselves. The data also suggests that many people are going into work when sick or injured. Between 2017/18 and 2019/20, there was a 12% decrease in working days lost through workrelated injury or illness. The figure dropped to 2.1 million, from 2.4 million between 2015/16 and 2017/18. The findings, collated by specialist providers of plant hire in London, Herts Tools, used construction statistics from Health and Safety Executive reports from 2018 to 2021. The analysis demonstrates the impact of accidents in the construction industry and how workers and workplaces are being affected. Continuing to work through illness or injury can have severe, long-term consequences for physical and mental health. Physical injuries might be aggravated by carrying on with regular duties – especially if manual labour is required – causing further absences in the future. Construction site injuries are growing in number, but both prohibition and improvement notices are becoming less common. When compared to 2017/18, 61% fewer prohibition notices were issued in 2020/21, and improvement notices were down 54% over the same timeframe. In addition, there were 63% fewer prosecutions, giving those who suffer accidents little hope of achieving justice. https://hertstools.co.uk/ 8 TI MAY <strong>2022</strong> PRACTICAL CONTENT FOR THE GLAZING INSTALLER & HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST
For more news and the latest updates, visit www.total-installer.co.uk THE JOURNEY TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY SEALING THE DEAL Freefoam Building Products has announced a significant milestone in its journey towards a low carbon, circular operation with the announcement that all electricity used at the UK manufacturing site in Northampton is now supplied from sustainable supplies. All businesses can source energy from a range of options including nuclear, wind and solar. And with climate change high on the agenda, companies are looking at ways to operate more sustainably, and energy consumption has a big part to play in this. As an energy intensive business, Freefoam has made a strategic choice to only purchase electricity from renewable resources. Geoff Barnett, UK General Manager, explained: “As a manufacturing plant, energy is one of our biggest commodities, used to power our mixing and production operations, some of which operate 24/7. “Knowing that we are sourcing all our energy requirements from solar power is a significant step towards reducing carbon emissions. “Freefoam is serious about sustainability and playing our part in managing precious resources. “As General Manager in the UK, I am very proud to be announcing this initiative. “This development is part of a much wider strategic plan to ensure that Freefoam becomes part of the circular economy, with numerous projects currently happening around the business.” Geoff summarised: “We’re on a journey and have already taken some significant steps with many more to follow. “Our aim is to put reduce, re-use and recycle at the heart of everything we do.” www.freefoam.com Hodgson Sealants has acquired the entire share capital of independent private label sealant manufacturer Britchem from the previous owners. Britchem, located in Heckmondwike in West Yorkshire, was founded in 2002. The company is an independent private label manufacturer of sealants for both UK and export customers. The technologies manufactured at both companies are complementary and this acquisition allows the newly extended Group to offer customers an unrivalled range of UK manufactured sealant and tape technologies, as well as increased capacity to meet the demands of the group’s growing sales. Britchem will continue to be run as an independent company within the Hodgson Sealants Group. Hodgson Sealants was supported in this acquisition by Richard Firth of Leeds based Park Place Corporate Finance, Matthew Smith and Samuel Peake of Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP, with funding provided by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. https://hodgsonsealants.com/ PRACTICAL CONTENT FOR THE GLAZING INSTALLER & HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST MAY <strong>2022</strong> TI 9
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