Rob Withers Executive Director - Property Care Association [PDF]

Rob Withers Executive Director

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

ASUCplus is an independent trade association originally formed by a number of leading contractors to promote professional and technical competence within the subsidence industry. Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Membership has now been extended to include a comprehensive range of specialist domestic services in: underpinning and subsidence repair techniques, engineered foundation solutions and retrofit basement construction. Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Will continue to promote Associate membership for those allied to our work who might like to help influence our decision making process.

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Achievements to date: 30 members Basement Guidelines 2013. Planning Review - RBKC & Westminster.

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Ambitions for the next 12 months

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Growth fund bid with the CITB for re-writing of the Underpinning and mini piling guidelines last issued over 10 years ago now and is well overdue for revision . consultation will take place later in the year for those interested in contributing to this document . Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Training - by far the biggest piece of work going forward - recent survey results of ASUC members referred to 200 NVQ’s amongst other achievements

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

DATE SUBMITTED

Mar-14 Work Force

SUMMARY BY COMPANY

ABBEY PYNFORD ABLE PILING ANVIL ASPIN BASEMENT FORCE CITY BASEMENTS CRANBROOK FALCON EAST FALCON STRUCTURAL REPAIRS FORCIA MKI GOODYER KNOWLES LARSEN LFL MODEBEST MORCON NEIL FDNS O SULLIVAN PURKELLY RACKHAM STRESS UK U&M

Total % By Category

Opera-tives

73 23 6 76 59 262 137 14 64 66 95 61 8 24 12 23 19 34 13 19 61

1,149 93%

Staff

CSCS Total

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9

73 23 6 76 59 311 156 18 64 72 95 61 10 24 14 23 19 34 14 19 70

92 7%

1,241 100%

49 19 4 6 2 2 1 -

Blue Card

1 62 1 5 -

Red Card

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3

76 6%

9

-

4

Green Card White Card

1 -

10 1%

25 109 1 1 17 2

155 12%

1 7 -

CPCS

Gold Card

-

Black Card

23

1 1

1

9 1%

25 2%

Other

Registered

-

6

-

16 13 1 18 11

208 17%

535 43%

142 11%

10 4

20 -

26 44 37 22 -

20 2%

19 21

6 32 37 234 26 45 43 1 22 23 16 13 1 18 18

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-

Blue Card

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

85 4 13 -

Planning Issues –you maybe aware of the issues with Planning applications for basements which RBKC are seeking to control by only allowing single storey down , and up to 50% under back gardens Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

NWG on sub Structure work operations with the CITB and Federations specialist sectors including FPS and PCA.

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

ASUC plus Warranty Schemes

Latent defects Insurance

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Different Forms of Guarantees • Company Guarantee • Insolvency Guarantee • ASUC Latent Defects Guarantee Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Key points of Latent Defects Cover: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Building is covered not the person Not dependant on Contractor trading to make a claim Direct Contract between Insurer and building owner Cover operates where a claim is valid – no need to prove negligence

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Remember these? • F.W. Woolworths • Comet

• H.M.V. Warranties provided Gift Vouchers Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

Two ASUC Plus schemes • DIG – Defects Insurance Guarantee - 12 year period

• BIG – Basement Insurance Guarantee – 10 year period

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.

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Rob Withers Executive Director

Specialist Domestic: Underpinning and Subsidence Repair techniques - Engineered Foundation Solutions and Retro fit Basement Construction.