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East Sussex County Councils Buy With Confidence Scheme Accreditation
Core Surveys, an occupational health consultancy specializing in Asbestos Surveys and Legionella Risk Assessment are pleased to announce that we have been accredited to East Sussex County Councils Buy With Confidence Scheme. In order to become accredited all our office procedures, customer service policies and terms and conditions have been audited. All our staff have also undergone criminal record checks.
Buy With Confidence further highlights our commitment to customer service and satisfaction. We look forward to working with trading standards.
ISO 9001 Certification
After a rigorous audit of our companies’ policies and procedures we are pleased to announce that we are now accredited to ISO 9001. Receiving the certificates, Managing Director Emma Corfield said "ISO 9001 certification demonstrates to all our clients that we are committed to ensuring our consultancy services are managed to the highest standards”
News From our Brighton Office – New Team Members
We have recently gained three new members to our team: Jo Philp and Paul Swaffield are both experienced Surveyors who have hit the ground running at this very busy time. Laura Cooper has joined us as Office Manager after gaining experience within the industry for the past 2 years. We are always looking for potential team members and welcome CV submissions addressed to Emma Corfield at our Brighton office.
News from our Wales Office
Our Welsh Office in Abergavenny has been very active in its first year and we have enjoyed developing relationships with both Persimmon and Alun Griffiths Contractors with regards to asbestos consultancy and Positive Lifestyles Ltd that have benefited from our Legionella Risk Assessment Services. We look forward to further developing our business in Wales and welcome any opportunity of work in this area. Again we are currently looking for surveyors/contract managers able to work throughout Wales and are interested in developing our business in Wales.
News from our Carrington Office
We have recently opened an Office in Carrington, Manchester in order to cater to client demands in this area. Our new address is:
Carrington Business Park
Carrington
Manchester
M31 4DD
Tel: 01617 764329
Legionella News - Lanarkshire Swimming Pool Closed As Man Falls Ill With Legionnaires’ Disease
A public swimming pool in Lanarkshire was closed on 12th February after a man was taken to hospital suffering from Legionnaires' disease. An investigation is taking place to try and find the source of his infection by the NHS Public Health Department, South Lanarkshire Council’s environmental health officials, the Health and Safety Executive, and Health Protection Scotland. The bacteria which cause Legionnaires’ disease can be found in spas, Jacuzzis, cooling towers and air conditioning systems. Illness only occurs when water containing the bacteria becomes airborne water droplets. It is not contagious.
Legionnaires’ disease has flu- like symptoms along with pneumonia, and sometimes diarrhoea and confusion. Patients are usually incubated for two to 10 days. It can be fatal in vulnerable people such as the elderly, but with treatment of antibiotics a full recovery should be expected. There were 107 cases of Legionella reported to Health Protection Scotland between 2004 and 2006.
Asbestos News - Two Thirds of Highland Primary Schools Contain Asbestos
The Highland Council has revealed that up to two thirds of primary schools in the region contain asbestos along with both of the secondary schools. The Highland Council asbestos register shows that 124 schools have some form of asbestos, usually in wall panels and floor and wall tiles. Robin Howie, a former president of the British Occupational Hygiene Society said: "Children are particularly vulnerable because of their life expectancy. Mesothelioma can be latent in the body for a period of between 50 and 60 years. They have a higher probability of surviving long enough for the disease to develop."
"Politicians don't spend money today to save money in 60 years as it's not possible to demonstrate now that it's been wisely spent...We all know that local authorities don't have the funding that they would like. They can only carry out the correct remediation work if they get additional funding."
Fire Risk Assessment News - Pub Manager Fined £18000 for not Completing a Fire Risk Assessment!
Following a fire at a hotel in Lancashire, managing director Dennis Brunt was fined £18000 and ordered to pay costs of £1750 after the blaze at the Royal Hotel in Waterfoot. Eight people, including a small baby and its mother were rescued from the building in the early hours of 6th March 2006. The company responsible for the hotel admitted responsibility for a number of offences in court. These included -
Brunt, whose firm used to be responsible for the pub, admitted six offences at Reedley Magistrates Court. Mr Holland said, "This prosecution should send a clear message that the owner of businesses must be fully aware of their responsibility with regard to fire safety and must have implemented measures necessary to keep staff and customers safe".
19th September 2007
Would you like to join our team?
Due to our ongoing expansion Core Surveys are looking for a qualified asbestos surveyor (holiding P402 as a minimum requirement) the ability to carry out outher building surveys (such as fire risk assessment and legionella risk assessment may also be an advantage.
You'd be joinging an great team who we hope will share in our future sucess and development.
The package would include a competitive slary with regular reviews, Company car, Mobile Phone, Satallite navigation system, Health cover and an excellent holiday package.
If your interested in hearing more about this position please send us a CV or call Emma Corfield on 01273 704430 for further information.
21st August 2007
Core Surveys Ltd have a new website!
We hope that our new site will provide you with all the information you require with regards to our services.
Log into our forum to tell us what you think of the new site and ask any questions on Asbestos, Legionella and Fire Risk Assessment.
We are also able to offer asbestos registers accessible to all our clients through our website in PDF. format which you can share with building users and contractors. Contact us for further information.
November 2006
Asbestos regulation change comes into force
The new Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 came into force on Monday 13 November.
The Regulations will:
The fact that under the new Regulations work with textured coatings will be removed from the licensing regime has caused controversy. However, research carried out for the HSE shows that levels of asbestos fibres released during work with such coatings is "much lower than previously thought and lower than the proposed new control limit when carried out using good practice."
The Regulations will be supported by two Codes of Practice, Work with Materials containing Asbestos, L143 and The Management of Asbestos in Non-Domestic Premises, L27. Both of these will be available on Monday from the HSE.
The full Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 can be found at:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20062739.htm
June 1st 2006
Asbestos Awareness Workshop
With the opening of our welsh office earlier this year Core Surveys is holding an asbestos awareness seminar on 1st June at the Angel Hotel, Abergavenny. Supported by Asbestos Awareness Wales we'll be covering the general aspects of asbestos management along with a presentation by the HSE on the current asbestos regulations. The seminar is aimed at managers, health and safety and property professionals. Morning tea and a buffet lunch will be provided, enabling those in attendance to discuss current issues. Please contact Emma Corfield for further information.
April 6th 2006
Asbestos Awareness Workshop
Core Surveys is holding an asbestos awareness workshop at The Sussex Innovation Centre on Thursday April 6th. This workshop is designed to increase the general awareness of asbestos within the working environment. Our asbestos awareness training is supported by the HSE and is particularly relevant to those who may come into contact with asbestos containing products during their working day. A buffet lunch will be supplied offering a chance to discuss the current issues with other property professionals.Please contact Keith Smith on 01273 704430 for further information.
February 2006
Mesothelioma Action Day is to be held Nationwide on 27th February 06
There will be Media coverage throughout the UK with Support groups raising the profile locally. It is being organised in conjunction with the British Lung Foundation to help raise awareness of this terrible disease and highlight the discrepancies and variability of what is available to help people with the condition.
February 2006
Core Surveys Expansion
Core surveys is pleased to announce the opening of their Welsh office situated in Abergavenny, South Wales.
January 2006
Approved members of the Buy With Confidence Scheme
Core Surveys have been approved as members of the Buy with Confidence Scheme run by East Sussex County Council.
Core surveys have been visited and audited by trading standards for compliance with the letter and spirit of the law. We underwent stringent checks to our quality systems, customer care policy and all our surveyors underwent criminal record checks
We hope this standard will make our clients more at ease with what can be quite an intrusive survey of their property.
For more information please visit www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/brighton-hove or call 01273 293340
December 2005
Approved trainers for the P402 course by the BOHS
Core Surveys are proud to announce that they have been approved as trainers for the P402 course by the BOHS. We hope to start running these courses in the spring of 2006. Please contact Emma Corfield for further information on 01273 704430.
Please note that we also offer asbestos awareness training for maintenance staff, supervisors and managers at our premises in Falmer or at client premises.