http://www.thelkgroup.com/rss_feed/feed.xml The Latest News and Information from the LK Group. en-gb Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:47:38 -0500 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.thelkgroup.com/images/top_Logo.jpg http://www.thelkgroup.com 140 91 http://www.thelkgroup.com/news/commercial_epc_news9.pdf A recent survey carried out by Stroma Accreditation revealed that the take-up of non-domestic EPCs currently stands at approximately 15-25%. All LK clients are reminded of the following (which is taken from Page 15 of the guide to energy performance certificates for the construction, sale and let of non-dwellings) http://www.thelkgroup.com/news/flood_risk_news8.pdf In a series of recent reports the Environment Agency (EA) has stated that one in every six homes (2.4m properties) are under threat of flooding from rising sea levels and heavy rain. Continued investment in flood defences is therefore required by central and local government. However, the Local Government Association has said that 60 per cent of councils lacked the money to reduce the risk of flooding. http://www.thelkgroup.com/news/land_remediation_news7.pdf Land Remediation Relief (LRR) allows an additional 50% of qualifying expenditure on the remediation of contaminated land to be deducted from a company’s taxable profits when calculating its corporation tax. This can mean an additional tax saving of the equivalent of approximately 15% of the expenditure incurred. http://www.thelkgroup.com/news/lk_group_benefits_from_the_female_influence_new6.pdf It is no secret that the environmental sector and the construction industry as a whole has, and still is considered a male dominated profession. However as the LK Group has expanded over the past four years, so has its number of female professionals. http://www.thelkgroup.com/news/lk_accreditation_launches_the_code4homes_website_news5.pdf LK Accreditation has developed a new and unique way to follow the progress of your Code for Sustainable Homes projects. Its informative graphic interface will show compliance against each category of the Code, and also advise on areas where the application is strong or weak. http://www.thelkgroup.com/news/hse_campaign_asbestos_hidden_killer_news4.pdf The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are currently running a series of adverts to raise awareness to the risks associated with Asbestos for construction and maintenance contractors. The campaign is aimed at the tradesmen who have been found to be most at risk from exposure to Asbestos fibres, through the course of their daily lives. http://www.thelkgroup.com/news/lk_group_invest_in_postgrad_trainning_scheme_news3.pdf Leyden Kirby Associates formed 10 years ago in April 1998 as a partnership dealing with a small range of environmental issues. By 2001 the decision was made by the partners to expand the company so to be able to address a wider range of services as an Environmental Consultancy. LK Associates then became a Limited company in 2003 and following further rapid success and growth underwent a reorganisation in 2007. The reorganisation allowed the company to define four main service areas all of which now practice under the LK Group umbrella. http://www.thelkgroup.com/news/the_importance_of_appropriate_asbestos_trainning_and_awareness_news2.pdf The recent slew of newspaper articles detailing asbestos related deaths and poor asbestos removal has brought to light, once again, the need for adequate information, training and diligence when working near asbestos installations. http://www.thelkgroup.com/news/lk_group_expands_operations_in_liverpool_news1.pdf The office in The Corn Exchange, right in the centre of the business district of Liverpool, now represents two of the Groups key technical areas. Rebecca McKellar heads the Contaminated Land division and Phil Hunter the Environmental team, specialising in Flood Risk Assessment (FRA). Work comes from a wide variety of sources including solicitors, developers, contractors, planners and private clients. Recent jobs have included a Christian childrens log cabin weekend camp, a restaurant complex and a waste treatment site.