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News Release from: Association of Brickwork Contractors
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 April 2004
CITB Recognises ABC's Key Industry Role
The importance of the Association of Brickwork Contractors (ABC) in shaping the future of the construction industry has been recognised by the CITB. ,
The training board's coordinating committee for vocational quality and standards has selected Paul Donnelly, Managing Director of Marlborough Brickwork, one of the founding companies of the ABC to chair the new occupational working group for trowel occupations "Skills development, underpinned by health and safety awareness, is fundamental to the future of the brickwork industry," states Paul Donnelly
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 19 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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"This appointment provides the Association with the opportunity to ensure the needs of the trowel trades are clearly represented to the CITB and to the Government." "Recognition by the CITB of the ABC's opinions and the key role it plays in shaping the brickwork contracting industry is an important stage in our growth," adds Geoff Irvine, Managing Director of Irvine Whitlock Brickwork Contractors and Chairman of the Association.
The Association of Brickwork Contractors was formed by twelve of the UK's leading brickwork contractors to promote the role of the bricklayer and the brickwork contractor.
With 20 members and rising, it focuses on four key areas: quality of work, employment, health and safety, and training and education.
Membership is open to all brickwork contractors and subcontractors who use brick and who subscribe to these objectives.
The Brick Development Association, the Better Brickwork Alliance, and the Construction Industry Training Board support the objectives of the Association.
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