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Harley Davidson unveil first "electric motorcycle"

Harley Davidson have unveiled a motorcycle that runs on electricity this week.

The bike has been named Project LiveWire, and will not be available for public sale, but will be tested by sel...

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Move over, Rover and let health and safety take over!

Organisers of the annual Scruffs dog show in Keswick, Cumbria took the decision to remove 'highest frisbee catch' from its line-up of events due to health and safety concerns.

There were al...

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HSE to target health in construction

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a two week drive in order to check ill health on construction sites. The HSE will make unannounced...

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New appointments at Cedrec!

Editor's note

The following is a press release, circulated to the local press to mark our 20th Anniversary. We thought it might be worthy of making our website too!

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Green Deal Home Improvement Fund has massive success in first week

The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) has had great success in the first week of its new changes, issuing £2.61m to households.

In May changes were announced to the Green Deal since...

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Deaths in the workplace down according to annual report
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Man imprisoned for exporting 46 tonnes of hazardous electric waste

A defendant has been sentenced, for the first time, to a custodial sentence for illegally exporting waste by Snaresbrook Crown Court.

Harvey Bradshaw, Director of regulated industry spoke o...

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Commission take steps to make EU law simpler and cheaper

The European Commission is putting the Commission's Regulatory Fitness and Performance programme (REFIT) into practice. Action is taken by REFIT to make EU law simpler, make...

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IEMA calls for "radical shake-up" of sustainable resource management

IEMA have released an extensive report that details the benefits to businesses if they choose to implement more stringent resource management.

'F...

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Great Barrier Reef in danger

Approval has been granted by the Australian and Queensland governments for 3 million cubic metres of dredged material to be dumped into the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage site. The Abbot Point c...

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Extreme weather will "wreak havoc" on energy systems

A new report has found what many will now assume to be obvious - climate change, and the resulting extreme weather - will wreak havoc on the world's renewable energy systems.

The repor...

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Report on presumption regulations released by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

A report has been released by the Government in which the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) has recommended amendments for regulations in accordance with presumption.

The report,...

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Man loses hand in timber processing machine

A breach in health and safety by Eglinton (Timber Products) Limited has led to a 22 year old man losing his hand. The incident occurred on 25 July 2013 when the man became trapped in a timber proce...

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Government gives green light to offshore windfarm

East Anglia One windfarm has been approved by the Government in plans which could see it become one of the largest windfarms in the world.

Proposals for the massive windfarm of up to 240 tu...

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Statement from our Director

You may be aware of media reports about a company trading as www.tivium.co.uk which features a logo similar to Cedrec's on its website and other marketing...

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