Retrofitting Open Day
As part of Great Big Green Week, BTP Cumbria are having an open day which will focus on how to retrofit old houses. You will learn a little bit of how to plaster with traditional materials and how to insulate floors, walls, and roofs. We will have experts on hand to explain things and you will have the opportunity to ‘have a go’ yourself. Details are: Date: Wednesday 11th June 2025, Time: 8am – 4pm Venue: BTP Construction Training Centre, Rome Street, Carlisle (what3words: field-crop-teach) Further Details can be found at the below link https://www.greatbiggreenweek.com/btpconstruction/retrofitting_open_day
Manual Handling Course
Keith McGlasson from Cubby’s, who did a Manual Handling course with us a few months ago, left us the following feedback: “Consider using more help when lifting objects”. When we contacted him to ask about the feedback he left he told us this: “Yes, I do that more now, I have a bulging disk in my back so I get help from colleagues to lift heavier objects”. Cubby Construction Home - Cubby Construction Ltd
Confined Space-Medium Risk
Lennox Hunter from Balfour-Beatty, who did a Confined Spaces course with us a few months ago, left us the following feedback: “I’ll now always look through the documentation and make sure it is right”. When we got in touch with him he had this to say when asked about his feedback: “Yes, when he’s been in a confined space, he’s checked people in and out of the confined space”. https://www.balfourbeatty.com/Homepage
IOSH Safety, Health and Environment for Construction Workers
Monica Fearn from Now Then Developments, who did a tiling boot camp and an IOSH course with us a few months ago, left us the following useful feedback: “Try to eliminate hazards where possible and reduce them if I can”. When we got in touch with her to ask if she had acted upon this feedback she said: “Definitely, Today I was sawing timber using proper PPE and sawing it outside to reduce dust. I’ve really taken it on board”.
Confined Space-Medium Risk
David Crozier from Crozier Site Services, who did a Confined Spaces course with us a few months ago, left us the following useful feedback: “How to be better prepared in an emergency situation”. When we contacted him to ask if he had acted upon his feedback he said “It was very useful, keeping myself refreshed. Since then I’ve done deep excavations and tunnelling projects, it keeps me aware of how to deal with a situation where something has gone wrong”. Home - Builder and Joiner Maryport & Workington - Crozier Construction
Abrasive Wheel Course
Bongani Tshuma from Cubby’s, who did an Abrasive Wheels course with us a few months ago, left us the following useful feedback: “Careful inspection of machines before use every time”. When we contacted him to ask if he had acted on this feedback he said: “Yes, We’ve been doing some paving and using Abrasive wheels for that”. Cubby Construction Home - Cubby Construction Ltd
