Beyond Zero’s Andy Jowett has spent several months over the past year in the UAE and Oman working on projects such as the concourse for Dubai airport’s new terminal building and various residential, industrial and civil engineering projects. In this article he takes a look at the business opportunities and challenges of working in the Middle East.

Barrister Carl Smith has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Beyond Zero.

Carl has a wealth of legal expertise and has managed health and safety at an international level. He currently manages the delivery and design of bespoke training courses to corporate clients and blue-chip companies.

Beyond Zero’s Director of Safety and Sustainability, Stephen Coppin, has been accepted as a Chartered Fellow of IOSH.

This is the highest level of IOSH membership which is given to those who have contributed to the health and safety profession in a public way to raise its profile.

Beyond Zero is now an accredited trainer with ConstructionSkills and can deliver a full suite of courses including the Achieving Behavioural Change (ABC) Course and the new Plant Manager Safety Training Scheme (PMSTS).

The new courses are in addition to the bespoke training in health, safety and sustainability that Beyond Zero currently offer.

Beyond Zero have sponsored a new DVD that will inspire the next generation of architects and other construction professionals to design safe, sustainable buildings.

‘Company Compliance’ introduces the Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations 2007 and provides an overview of how to achieve company compliance. It is the first in a groundbreaking series....

Stephen Coppin has joined Beyond Zero as the Director of Safety and Sustainability. As the former head of Environmental Health and Safety at Lend Lease Projects, the consultancy arm of Bovis Lend Lease, he brings with him a wealth of experience.

Beyond Zero’s Safety and Sustainability Director Stephen Coppin spoke at the Construction News national conference on Tuesday, 5th February.
Other key speakers for the event included Health and Safety Minister, Lord McKenzie, and the Health and Safety Commissioner John Spanswick..