FEDERATION LATEST NEWS FROM THE NFDC TOM GREENHAM
As a previous President of the NFDC, Tom Greenham has seen great changes in the demolition industry since he joined in 1957. The Greenham name has been present in the London demolition industry from 1850 with Tom taking the reigns of the family firm of London Demolition in 1957 upon the death of his father. “The demolition industry has been very good to my family over the years” explains Tom “We have undertaken some very interesting projects during my time working in the industry including the demolition of the famous Intercontinental Hotel in central London.
CDM GUIDANCE NOTE
As an authoritative voice for the demolition industry, The National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) have been keeping a keen eye on the recent changes to the Construction, Design, Management Regulations, CDM 2015.
2015 has seen the biggest changes in the regulations for over a decade and the NFDC have been keen to ensure that their Members are being kept fully up to date with any changes that will effect the way in which they operate their contracts. NFDC CEO, Howard Button explained that he has been in close contact with the HSE as to the changes being made and has made representations on behalf of the
As the founding Member of the IDE and instrumental in the inception of the EDA and NDA, Tom has overseen many changes in the industry including the implementation by the Health and Safety Executive in 1974 to insist
on the wearing of hard hats on demolition sites. While this was initially frowned upon by the unions, it was the start of the push by the demolition industry to be recognised as industry leaders in looking after the welfare of their operatives. The one thing that Tom fondly remembers about his time within the industry was the camaraderie between fellow demolition professionals especially the late Claude Brown and Peter Griffiths, both of whom were prominent members of the NFDC and IDE. Even though he has now retired from the industry, Tom still keeps a watchful eye on proceedings with his son running the family firm of London Demolition UK Ltd.
demolition industry as to the changes. The key change in the CDM Regulations 2015 is the dropping of the CDM Co-ordinator role created under CDM 2007, a role currently frequently contracted out to a third party consultant, and the introduction of the Principal Designer who will be drawn from the project design team. The structural simplification of the regulations and the replacement of the Approved Codes of Practice with a more targeted guide will hopefully make the regulations easier to understand.
To assist members with the upcoming changes to CDM the NFDC are currently in the progress of drafting an updated Guidance Note for Members.
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DEMOLITION & DISMANTLING - JULY 2015