Bright Lights, Big City
Exciting New Glasgow Hub for Amalgamate We’ve had a great start to 2016, and as Amalgamate continues to grow we’ve found a need to accommodate our new staff, and to work even more closely with our new and existing clients. That is why we wanted to let you in on our exciting news! We’ve opened […]
Read MoreThomas Elliott joins the Amalgamate team
We’re very pleased to have Thomas Elliott joining Amalgamate as a Senior Health and Safety Consultant this week. Thomas brings a wealth of experience with him from 14 years of working in Health & Safety, in both the private and public sectors. He will be providing health, safety and fire services, with an emphasis on understanding the business needs of […]
Read MoreWelcome to the team Sharon!
It’s always exciting to bring someone new on board, and this month we’re very pleased to be welcoming Sharon Wooller onto the Amalgamate team. Sharon is an excellent Health, Safety and Environmental practitioner with a wide range of industry expertise who is very well-regarded by her peers. As well as working with a range of […]
Read MoreGuidance spells out new rules on asbestos
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released new guidance on working with asbestos, which includes new rules on notifying non-licensed work. The guidance reflects the changes introduced by last year’s Control of Asbestos regulations. In particular, it says that notifiable non-licensed work (NNLW) can only be notified online, although work can then proceed without […]
Read MoreFire Warden Training in Dublin
Our fire safety trainers have been busy lately, and our recent trip to Dublin proved to be a great success. We were also joined by some additional volunteers from Edinburgh, Maidenhead and London via a video link. The Fire Warden course is designed to provide practical fire safety skills in accordance with fire safety legislation. […]
Read MoreOur clients are excelling themselves
Amalgamate is delighted to be working with some fantastic, award-winning clients. Hypostyle Architects is an established company with offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, where their dedicated teams deliver for a wide range of clients. One of their most recent awards was for the innovative design solution at Fore Street residential development in Glasgow. Well worth […]
Read MoreReflecting on Stress Awareness Day
Yesterday was UK Stress Awareness Day, and amidst the discussions some recent figures provide sobering reading: 5 million days are taken off work due to stress, costing employers £460m in lost wages A third of employees feel they wouldn’t be able to speak openly to their manager about stress Only 22% of workers felt that […]
Read MoreReflecting on Stress Awareness Day
Yesterday was UK Stress Awareness Day, and amidst the discussions some recent figures provide sobering reading: 5 million days are taken off work due to stress, costing employers £460m in lost wages A third of employees feel they wouldn’t be able to speak openly to their manager about stress Only 22% of workers felt that […]
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