It’s no secret that the construction industry has been facing skills shortages for a considerable length of time. With unemployment rising and further job losses on the horizon (the impact of Covid-19) coupled with what some are calling the ‘Brexodus’ effect when it comes to using (or rather losing) EU labour, the obvious solutions are…
When the Prime Minister announced England’s latest lockdown measures, there was at least some good news for construction workers. Exempting them from the general instruction to work from home wherever that is possible, the latest guidance states: “To help contain the virus, everyone who can work effectively from home must do so. Where people cannot…
Second only to packaging in generating an estimated 50,000 tonnes of plastic waste each year, it’s clear that plastic is still a big problem for the UK’s construction sector. Of course, it’s the very thing that makes plastic desirable (it’s durability) which is what also causes the biggest issues. With so much plastic waste ending…
Did you know that the average person in the UK spends 22 hours of each day indoors? That’s 90% of their day! While our on-site construction teams may be the exception to this, for office staff, the indoor life can have an enormous impact on productivity, health, wellbeing and overall happiness. What’s to be done?…
The use of asbestos in buildings has been banned in the UK for just over two decades but unfortunately the answer to the question of whether it still poses a danger is a definite YES. Asbestos is commonly found in buildings constructed before the ban and according to the Institute of Occupational Health and Safety…
With cases of coronavirus rising in the UK, we have taken steps to ensure every member of our on-site teams are fully up to date with the current rules. Sheriff’s foremen carried out a Toolbox Talk last week, explaining all the latest advice around avoiding infection and the spread of this disease. In case anyone…
The government’s new Immigration Bill (which takes effect on January 1st 2021) introduces a new points-based system for anyone wishing to live and work in the UK. Achieving the 70 point requirement will be based on things like the level of English a person can speak, whether they have a confirmed job offer, the skill…
As Sheriff continues to celebrate its 15th anniversary this year, we thought it was time to take a trip down memory lane and look at some of the many places where we’ve undertaken contracts during that time. So here goes: There was Abbots Langley, Apsley, Aylesbury, Battersea, Berkhamsted, Bishops Stortford, Brentford, Chalton, Cheshunt, Cloverhill, Colindale,…
While fatal injuries in construction have declined over recent years, there are still 54,000 non-fatal injuries in the sector each year, with slips, trips and falls among the most common accidents. Safety problems can be much more serious in cases of lone/ isolated working and it’s important to note that in construction this doesn’t refer…
This Saturday (August 8th), Sheriff Construction is celebrating its 15th year in business! When the company was first incorporated back in 2005, what was then named Sheriff Builders consisted of a small gang of bricklayers and labourers who mostly worked on private housing jobs and small scale contract work. Our name, Sheriff, was chosen at…