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Getting Sustainability Wrong – What are the Issues for Builders?
Incorporating features and materials to improve a building’s green credentials is becoming increasingly common. But who’s responsible if the finished structure doesn’t meet the original targets for sustainability?
Common Liability Insurance Claims from Roofers
Roofers face unique challenges, from working at heights to dealing with hazardous materials. Here are some of the most common liability insurance claims from roofers, with examples.
Navigating Risks in Construction: Your Ultimate Guide
Discover essential strategies to manage risks and secure the right insurance for your construction business.Don't let unforeseen challenges derail your projects. Ensure your peace of mind with tailored insurance solutions.Ensure your construction business is...
Understanding Public Liability Insurance: Property Being Worked On vs Property in Your Care, Custody, or Control
For builders, understanding the nuances between “property being worked on” and “property in your care, custody, or control” within their public liability insurance policy can significantly impact their coverage and financial protection.
The Dangers of Hot Work and How to Avoid Causing Damage
Understanding the dangers of hot work such as welding, cutting and grinding, and implementing preventive measures is crucial to ensuring safety and avoiding damage.
Mental Wellbeing from a Business Risk and Insurance Perspective
There are two sides to the mental wellbeing coin for business owners. That of their workers and that of themselves. Looking after both is equally important! Business Owner Wellbeing Stress is a key cause of poor mental health for business owners. Ultimately, much of...
Derisking Your Construction Business + Construction Sector Outlook in 2024 – Webinar Video
The video recording of Builtin’s Derisking Your Construction Business webinar from April 2024.
Risk Management and Insurance 101 for Building Apprentices
As an apprentice working for a builder, hopefully on wages and not as a contractor, you have less to worry about than the business owner. But if your plan is to go out on your own one day it pays to have at least a basic understanding of the risks you will need to manage, and what sort of insurance package you might need.
Three construction companies ordered to pay more than $675,000 after two worker deaths
Three companies working in the construction sector have been sentenced for two separate incidents that each resulted in the tragic death of a young worker.