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April 2026
We start April off with brighter days, and the evenings are gradually staying lighter for longer. Hopefully, you all enjoyed some well deserved rest over the Easter weekend. The sunnier days ahead bring the promise of vitamin D, which is essential for our overall well-being.
As some of you may know, today is World Health Day, which is all about raising awareness of critical health issues. As the saying goes “healthy body healthy mind”, which is crucial for ensuring health and safety is adhered to within the workplace.
As it is April, we can also look forward to the update from the HSE regarding CDM2015. Whatever the outcome, Ai Solutions will support our customers throughout these testing times, making CDM Compliance easily attainable. With CDM Toolkit Cloud we can provide reassurance when you have multiple CDM projects to manage. We take visibility of CDM projects seriously; knowing what you have that is non-compliant is essential for pro-active CDM management. With that, and the capacity to ‘notify’ those responsible for CDM Management, we can support you through your CDM duties, with 1-click submission of the F10 to the HSE ensuring you continue to be ‘CDM Compliant’ throughout the project life cycle.
As we all know, CDM Project information needs to be reliable, relevant and ‘real time’ otherwise it is just ‘old news’. If you would like to hear more on how we can help you please email a member of the team at [email protected] and book your FREE, live demonstration.
What’s happening at Ai Solutions?
It has been another challenging but interesting month here at Ai Solutions. More new features are now available on the CDM ToolKit CS Cloud system. These new features are helping our customers stay CDM compliant as well as supporting them in their day-to-day project related activities. We would love to show these new innovative features to you! The feedback we have had so far has been fabulous.
As ever, we endeavour to support our customers at all times, we listen, we provide, we create!
If you would like to know more about CDM ToolKit CS Cloud, then please give a member of the team a call on 01525 850343 to arrange your free demonstration with them.
Health and Safety News
Draft Fire Safety Guidance
The government have proposed amendments to Approved Document B (ADB) that would encourage all buildings to allow the evacuation of disabled people without relying on firefighters. You can read more on this in Construction News.
Cost of Fuel Crisis In Construction
According to the Construction Enquirer, the escalating tensions in the Middle East are now feeding directly into construction costs, with surging fuel and energy prices seen as the biggest threat to already fragile project margins. For more on this story visit Construction Enquirer.
Green-Tech Drive in Housing
We read in the BBC news that developers will be required to install Solar Panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England as part of updated planning requirements published by the government. Along with this, plug-in-panels, that current homeowners can self-install on balconies, will be available in supermarkets in the coming months. Visit BBC News for more information.
The Multi-Generational Workforce Reality
We read a very interesting article in the Facilities Management Journal regarding the loss of labour force. Albert Hulbert (Chair of IWFM) states that within the next five years more people are expected to leave the labour force than enter it. This will have a huge impact for many businesses in the UK. Due to the age demographic our population is changing and, by 2050, one in four people are predicted to be over 65 (in the UK). For more on this visit FMJ/Multi-Generational Workforce.
Safety Campaign for Ladder Fatalities UK
We see in HIS (Health and Safety International) that a new nationwide initiative has been introduced. Werner, who are a ladder and access equipment manufacturer, have stated that their new safety scheme aims to reduce risk and promote safer working at height practices and address the primary cause of UK workplace deaths.
Affordable Homes In Stockport
Stockport County and Stonebond (a UK Based Housebuilder) have submitted proposals for 126 homes on former playing fields on Grove Lane in Cheadle Hulme, the first phase of a wider 350-home scheme. According to North West Place the development would be constructed on the former Hulme Hall Playing Fields and would feature a mix of two-, three-, and four-bed affordable homes, which will be operated by Great Places. The homes would be targeted at first-time buyers and local families, and the scheme is about giving back to the local community.
Dates For Your Diary
The Health and Safety Event 2026 will be running from 28th – 30th April. Please ensure you register.
There are 2 events running at Excel London on 12th – 14th May. Register for your ticket to attend UK Construction Week for Future Build.
UK Construction Week – Birmingham will take place 29th September - 1st October at NEC Birmingham, you can now register your interest for this event.
User Viewpoint
So that our customers, and potential customers, can hear ‘real life experiences’ about our products we have invited one of our users, of CDM ToolKit CS Cloud, to provide a comment about our latest CDM compliance product and their experience with it. We are delighted to say that today’s content is provided by Matt Wilson of Pulse Consult.
Ai Solutions CDM Cloud Feedback
“We utilise this software to ensure our consultants are informed at every stage of the project, which from a commercial standpoint is invaluable.
"The software is unrivalled in ability to inform the users of key compliance milestones or omissions.
"The document creation is an extremely useful tool, this allows us to streamline our work in regard to information importing during the creation of statutory documents and allow us to focus on what matters.”
About Pulse Consult
Pulse Consult is a values-led, client-first construction consultancy with a 90-strong team across six UK offices: London, Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Birmingham, and Bristol. We provide project management, cost consultancy, principal designer/CDM advice, and project controls across healthcare, education, commercial, residential, heritage, arts and culture, and growth sectors including life sciences and hotels.
Our ethos is built on integrity, collaboration, and results. Core values of positivity, curiosity, and ambition underpin our culture, guiding how we hire, promote, and deliver for clients. We foster a thriving, diverse workforce where employees are empowered, supported, and respected. Pulse is recognised for Investors in People Gold and Sunday Times Best Places to Work.
Pulse’s purpose is to help clients create sustainable, inclusive spaces where people live, learn, and thrive, while shaping a greener, safer, and more inclusive built environment.