AUDIO NEWS: Fake roofing battens pose health and safety risk, and plasterers restore John Lennon's home
Posted: Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
Counterfeit roofing battens are flooding into the UK market – that’s according to the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC). The fake battens, which are being marked as BS-5534 compliant, are becoming an increasingly serious issue for merchants, roofing contractors and clients, warned the trade body. Using non-compliant battens could lead to significant health and safety risks and may result in the contractor having to strip and re-roof a property. --- An electrician who walked off a job in Dublin after his pay was docked has won a €6,000 payout from a workplace tribunal. Ian Church was working on the national children’s hospital for HPL Services when his hourly rate was cut by €7 and his supervisor told him he could be replaced by an apprentice. The dispute started when Church took a week-off after his mother-in-law passed away. His employers claimed he hadn’t informed them of his plans and used it as a pretext to dock his pay. --- A plastering firm in Liverpool has completed restoration work on John Lennon’s childhood home. RSTA Gooden repaired a section of lime plaster around the bay window in what would have been John’s bedroom at the property on Menlove Avenue. John lived in the house with his aunt Mimi and her husband George Smith until he was 22, and served as a practice venue for the Beatles. --- To listen to the construction news please click below
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