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Asbestos conman ordered to pay back £82,100
A builder who hid asbestos near a school after lying to customers about his qualifications to remove it is to hand over money he earned from dozens of jobs. The Lincolnshire man was last year given 12 months in prison, suspended for 2 years. Now, a court has decided...
ACAD Technical Committee
ACAD was created in 1993 to meet a need from industry for an organisation to promote best practice and to provide accurate technical advice. From its inception, and central to meeting this need, the ACAD Technical Committee has been an ever-present support service for...
ACAD Supporting CSCS Alliance at UK Construction Week
The CSCS Alliance will have a strong presence at UK Construction Week between Tuesday May 2nd and Thursday May 4th, with both an exhibitor stand and the hosting of a breakout session at the Excel centre. The CSCS alliance, made up from 38 different card schemes...
Company fined £80,000 after director jailed for removing asbestos across Great Britain
An unlicensed asbestos removal company has been fined £80k after its director was jailed last month after failing to ensure the safe removal of the dangerous product. In September 2021 at an address in Stockport, Asbestos Boss Limited removed an asbestos insulating...
ACAD Promoting Welfare Best Practice
In November 2022, HSE published internal operational guidance relating to the provision of welfare facilities on all UK construction sites. Internal operational guidance provides a resource for HSE Inspectors & Visting Officers to help form or support their...
Director Jailed
The Company and its Director prosecuted for unsafe removal of Asbestos across the UK An asbestos removal company has been convicted and its director given a prison sentence after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos. Asbestos Boss Limited, also known as...
Tickets Selling Fast
The ACAD Golf Day & Awards Dinner looks set to be a sell out event once again! Tickets went on sale just a couple of weeks ago and these are already selling fast with many ACAD members ensuring they don't miss out on the fantastic line up ACAD has secured for what...
Supervisor Of The Year Award
ACAD has always championed the best practice approach for the Asbestos Industry, and our consistent and long-term promotion of NVQ standards for site teams is just one aspect of this. ACAD Assessors (& Auditors) are so often impressed by the high quality...
ACAD Welcomes Clearer Standards For HSE Welfare Expectations
ACAD Welcomes Clearer Standards For HSE Welfare Expectations In December 2022, HSE published new internal operational guidance relating to the provision of welfare facilities on UK construction sites. As all ACAD members know, welfare is a fundamental and basic...
Your Meeting, Your Agenda
Everybody is busy these days so if you've got something you need to discuss with ACAD, we have created a link for existing members to readily schedule some time with the ACAD Manager, Graham Warren. Perhaps you have a technical query and want some dedicated time to...
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