News Articles

As we begin a brand new year, here at D-marc we’re taking a look back at 2018 to remind our readers of the news and other developments that particularly affected our industry over the past twelve months.

Here at D-marc we’ve warned our readers in the past of the dangers of asbestos and asbestos containing materials (ACMs) which is of particular concern to those who work within the roofing industry here in the UK.  Whilst we’re hyper-aware of the dangers involved in working at height, those who work on repairing and replacing roofs are amongst the tradespeople most at risk of exposure to hazardous asbestos, silica dust and other carcinogens in the workplace.  Research shows that cancer resulting from the workplace claims a massive 742,000 lives around the world each year and the Institute of