WITH YORKSHIRE BUILDERS FEDERATION
Plus, 21 prizes of £1,000 for companies demonstrating health and safety improvements, new cost saving methods, and supporting people development throughout the industry.
WITH YORKSHIRE BUILDERS FEDERATION
Plus, 21 prizes of £1,000 for companies demonstrating health and safety improvements, new cost saving methods, and supporting people development throughout the industry.
WITH YORKSHIRE BUILDERS FEDERATION
21 FOR 21
To celebrate our upcoming 125th anniversary, Yorkshire Builders Federation are launching a unique event to support the building and construction community in Yorkshire.
We are offering 21 prizes of £1,000 for companies demonstrating great health & safety improvements, new cost-saving methods, and supporting people development throughout the industry.
These might include:
Apprentices and training
Increasing profit
Improved health and safety
Effective material procurement
Improved delivery methods
Winning work strategy
Winners will also receive a free business review from Yorkshire Builders Federation.
At the end of the year, our judges will evaluate the most innovative submission from the 21 winners, who will also receive a prize of a staggering £21,000.
21 FOR 21
To celebrate our upcoming 125th anniversary, Yorkshire Builders Federation are launching a unique event to support the building and construction community in Yorkshire.
We are offering 21 prizes of £1,000 for companies demonstrating great health & safety improvements, new cost-saving methods, and supporting people development throughout the industry.
These might include:
Apprentices and training
Increasing profit
Improved health and safety
Effective material procurement
Improved delivery methods
Winning work strategy
Winners will also receive a free business review from Yorkshire Builders Federation.
At the end of the year, our judges will evaluate the most innovative submission from the 21 winners, who will also receive a prize of a staggering £21,000.
21 FOR 21
To celebrate our upcoming 125th anniversary, Yorkshire Builders Federation are launching a unique event to support the building and construction community in Yorkshire.
We are offering 21 prizes of £1,000 for companies demonstrating great health & safety improvements, new cost-saving methods, and supporting people development throughout the industry.
These might include:
Apprentices and training
Increasing profit
Improved health and safety
Effective material procurement
Improved delivery methods
Winning work strategy
Winners will also receive a free business review from Yorkshire Builders Federation.
At the end of the year, our judges will evaluate the most innovative submission from the 21 winners, who will also receive a prize of a staggering £21,000.
HOW TO WIN
For the chance to win, simply tell us what you have implemented at your company that will benefit the industry. This could be how you support people development, cost savings, improved quality, winning work etc.
21 PRIZES OF
£1,000
GRAND PRIZE OF
£21,000
WIN A BUSINESS
HEALTH CHECK
HOW TO WIN
For the chance to win, simply tell us what you have implemented at your company that will benefit the industry. This could be how you support people development, cost savings, improved quality, winning work etc.
21 PRIZES
OF £1,000
GRAND PRIZE
£21,000
BUSINESS
HEALTH CHECK
WHO SHOULD ENTER?
You should enter your company if you can demonstrate (for example):
Unusual but effective procurement procedures
Best use of funding obtained
Effective support for main contractors
Support for the environmental agenda
Cost effective corporate social responsibility delivery
Supporting the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda
Contemporary building methods
For more examples of why you should enter, see eligibility on the Terms and Conditions.
A BIT ABOUT YBF
At Yorkshire Builders Federation Ltd (YBF), our goal is to bring together companies within the Yorkshire construction industry through health and safety improvements, cost-saving delivery methods, as well as supporting people development:
- Regional Ambassadors
YBF are an influential voice for the construction industry in Yorkshire, ensuring we get heard by the media, clients, local authorities and the Government. - Encouraging Apprenticeships and Training
To ensure YBF have a workforce equipped with the skills and knowledge for the benefit of the industry, which in turn strengthens a company’s team. - Reinforcing Workplace Health and Safety
YBF supports the wellbeing of a workforce, business, reputation and a positive working environment. - Helping to Win Work
YBF understand that a healthy pipeline is essential for contractors in the industry today. We work vigorously to create business opportunities for members.
A BIT ABOUT YBF
At Yorkshire Builders Federation Ltd (YBF), our goal is to bring together companies within the Yorkshire construction industry through health and safety improvements, cost-saving delivery methods, as well as supporting people development:
- Regional Ambassadors
YBF are an influential voice for the construction industry in Yorkshire, ensuring we get heard by the media, clients, local authorities and the Government. - Encouraging Apprenticeships and Training
To ensure YBF have a workforce equipped with the skills and knowledge for the benefit of the industry, which in turn strengthens a company’s team. - Reinforcing Workplace Health and Safety
YBF supports the wellbeing of a workforce, business, reputation and a positive working environment. - Helping to Win Work
YBF understand that a healthy pipeline is essential for contractors in the industry today. We work vigorously to create business opportunities for members.
DATA PRIVACY POLICY
DATA PRIVACY POLICY
At Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure. We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes.
By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.
Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to applications@ybfinitiative.com.
WHO ARE WE?
At Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited we promote construction through; being regional ambassadors; encouraging apprenticeships and training; reinforcing workplace health and safety; and helping you to win work. Company Registration: 12465428
HOW DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM YOU?
We obtain information about you when you use our website, for example, and complete our online application form for our 21For 21 initiative.
WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION IS COLLECTED FROM YOU?
The personal information we collect might include your name, address, social media handles, company name, job role or email address.
HOW IS YOUR INFORMATION USED?
We may use your information to:
- Enter your company into a competition;
- Seek your views or comments on the services we provide;
- Gain further information in relation to your application for the 21For21 initiative;
- Send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you. These may include information about campaigns, appeals, other fundraising activities, promotions of our associated companies goods and services;
- Process a successful application for our 21For 21 initiative.
We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us. It is then securely stored for six years.
WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION?
We will not sell or rent your information to third parties. We may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
Third-Party Service Providers working on our behalf: We may pass your information to our third-party service providers, agents subcontractors and other associated organisations for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf (for example to send you mailings). However, when we use third-party service providers, we disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service and we have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not to use it for their own direct marketing purposes. Please be reassured that we will not release your information to third parties beyond Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited for them to use for their own direct marketing purposes, unless you have requested us to do so, or we are required to do so by law, for example, by a court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime.
We may transfer your personal information to a third party as part of a sale of some or all of our business and assets to any third party or as part of any business restructuring or reorganisation, or if we’re under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation or to enforce or apply our terms of use or to protect the rights, property or safety of our supporters and customers. However, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected.
YOUR CHOICES
You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you do not want to receive direct marketing communications from us about our exciting products and services, then you can select your choices by ticking the relevant boxes situated on the form on which we collect your information.
You must Opt-In to receive these communications. We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text message unless you have given your prior consent. We will not contact you for marketing purposes by post if you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted. You can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting us by email: applications@ybfinitiative.com.
HOW YOU CAN ACCESS AND UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION?
The accuracy of your information is important to us. We’re working on ways to make it easier for you to review and correct the information that we hold about you. In the meantime, if you change email address or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email us at applications@ybfinitiative.com.
You have the right to ask for a copy of the information Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited hold about you (we may charge £10 for information requests) to cover our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.
SECURITY PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE LOSS, MISUSE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR INFORMATION
When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely. When you are on a secure page, a lock icon will appear within the web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website. In addition, if you linked to our website from a third-party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third-party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.
PROFILING
We may analyse your personal information to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you with information relevant to you. We may make use of additional information about you when it is available from external sources to help us do this effectively. We may also use your personal information to detect and reduce fraud and credit risk.
USE OF “COOKIES”
Like many other websites, Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited’s website for the YBF Initiative uses cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. For example, we use cookies to store your country preference. This helps us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service.
It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. For more information on how to switch off cookies on your computer, visit our full cookies policy. Turning cookies off may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.
TRANSFERRING YOUR INFORMATION OUTSIDE THE EU
As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information which you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (“EU”). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the EU. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your personal data, you’re agreeing to this transfer, storing or processing. If we transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.
If you use our services while you are outside the EU, your information may be transferred outside the EU in order to provide you with those services.
WEBSITE RECORDING
Our website may also use share and disclose your information with the following third parties that are integrated on our website. We have categorised each party so that you may easily understand the purpose of our data collection and processing practices. If we have processed your data based on your consent and you wish to revoke your consent, please contact us.
- Content Optimisation
Google Fonts, Vimeo video and YouTube video embed - Data Backup and Security
Dropbox Backup - Website Hosting
WordPress.com
The information collected on the online form does not include bank details or any sensitive personal data. Data collected by the online form at www.ybfinitiative.com is for Yorkshire Builders Federation Ltd’s internal use only. The information collected is used to improve our website usability and is stored and used for aggregated and statistical reporting.
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognising and implementing DNT signals has been finalised. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.
REVIEW OF THIS POLICY
We keep this Policy under regular review.
TERMS
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- This initiative has been organised by Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited of Citadel House, 56 High Street Hull HU1 1QE, Company Registration: 12465428.
HOW TO ENTER
- Entries have to be via our online application form available at www.ybfinitiative.com.
- The 21 For 21 Initiative is free to enter and no purchase is necessary.
- Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited will not accept responsibility for entries that are lost, mislaid, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind.
- By submitting an entry, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you have any questions, please contact applications@ybfinitiative.com.
- Yorkshire Builders Federation Ltd reserves the right to refuse entry, or refuse to award the prize to anyone in breach of these terms and conditions.
ELIGIBILITY
- Unless otherwise stated, our prize draws and competitions are open to all except Board members of the Yorkshire Builders Federation Ltd and associated companies, their families, agents or any third party directly associated with administration of the prize draw.
- Consent to enter must be granted by the person(s) responsible for the operations of the company.
- Only one entry per company is permitted unless permission has been granted by the Chair of Yorkshire Builders Federation Ltd.
- Yorkshire Builders Federation reserves all rights to disqualify you if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of this initiative.
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You should enter your company if you can demonstrate: innovation; initiative; effective methods of working; creative thinking; support for people development; cost saving delivery methods; health and safety improvements; unusual but effective procurement procedures; best use of funding obtained; effective support for main contractors; support for the environmental agenda; enhanced public image; cost effective corporate social responsibility delivery; supporting the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda; examples of increased productivity; contemporary building methods; or eliminating time lost and delays on sites.
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Reasons to enter are not limited to those outlined in point 11.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS
- Successful applications who will be granted winning prizes will be selected by representatives of the Board of the Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited.
- Successful applicants will receive details of the monetary prize to be received.
- Successful applicants will receive a business review, at no cost to the company, by a representative of the Board of the Yorkshire Builders Federation.
- Successful applicants will be notified by email or telephone (using details provided at entry) within 7 days of being chosen. If a winner does not respond to the Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited within 14 days of being notified, then the winner’s prize will be forfeited and Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited will be entitled to select another entry in accordance with the process described above.
- Monetary prize(s) will be sent to successful applicants within 28 working days of responding to the Yorkshire Builders Federation.
- The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no alternative is offered. Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited reserves the right to replace the prize with an alternative prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited’s control makes it necessary to do so.
- The decision of Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited regarding any aspect of this initiative is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it.
- Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited reserves the right to hold void, cancel, suspend, or amend the promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
- Insofar as is permitted by law, Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the successful applicant(s) or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.
DATA PROTECTION AND PUBLICITY
- Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and will only use your personal information in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited’s Privacy Policy which is available on our website at ybfinitiative.com/privacy-policy.
- By entering, you agree that any personal information provided by you with your entry may be held and used by Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited or its agents and suppliers to administer the competition.
GOVERNING LAW
- This initiative will be governed by English law and entrants to 21 For 21 initiative submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts.
- Yorkshire Builders Federation Limited reserves the right to update these Terms and Conditions from time to time and any updated version will be effective as soon as it is published on the website.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
There is no cost for entry submissions.
There are 21 prizes of £1,000, plus a business health check, together with an overall prize of £21,000.
The prizes will be issued by bank transfer to your business.
A visit from one of the YBF Directors to review your business structure including growth strategy resources, training, health and safety, quality, environmental delivery.
This cannot be guaranteed, however we have the support and experience of many areas of construction to ensure we offer up-to-date advice and support.
Only one entry is accepted per company.
This event will be repeated in 2022, with the same focus on the SME sector in Yorkshire.
A member of the Yorkshire Builders Federation Ltd’s Board will then review your application and will contact you to discuss/request further information.
At the end of each month, the Board will agree on who the prizes will be awarded to.
Yes, you can enter if you are working in the construction sector.
If your offices are registered in Yorkshire, you are eligible to enter even if you work nationally.
If you consider you are supporting construction in an innovative way then your submissions will be very welcome.
Yes, it is possible to upload images, videos and supporting documents with a maximum combined upload size of 100 MB.
WIN £21K
For the chance to win, tell us what you have implemented at your company that will benefit the industry. This could be how you support people development, cost savings, improved quality, winning works etc.
For the chance to win, tell us what you have implemented at your company that will benefit the industry. This could be how you support people development, cost savings, improved quality, winning works etc.
The cut-off date for entries is the last day of each month.
