Pulley fall sees a scaffolder get suspended jail term
Pulley fall sees a scaffolder get suspended jail term after it struck a worker on the head form a height of seven meters. 27-year-old Mark Jones, from Darlaston, was installing…
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Month: August 2014
Construction director fined £2,000 for no hot water on site
Roland Couzens, 67, from Macclesfield, left workers on his site without hot water for three months and was prosecuted by the HSE after it emerged bricklayers, plasterers and a roofer…
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Construction worker dies from fall from pier
A construction worker has died after he has fallen from the fire-damaged Eastbourne Pier . Sussex Police commented: “Emergency services were called shortly after 4pm to reports that a man…
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Chinese steel rebar fails British Standards tests
Chinese steel rebar fails British Standards tests according to a trade body UK Steel and advise a check in procurement in the acquisition of rebar products and they show the…
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Steel falls from height to seriously injure workers
Two workers were left with broken bones but escaped with their lives after being struck by a length of steel that fell from nine floors above them. Ryan Smith, 31,…
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Concrete lorry’s use sock to stop waste
In 2010 Interserve commenced a trial of zero concrete washout on its Drift Water Treatment Works GAC project for South West Water. The proximity of a local watercourse prompted concerns…
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Gang jailed for 8 million tax fraud
A 20-strong gang from the West Midlands, Staffordshire, London and Manchester has been jailed for almost 90 years for stealing more than £8m in a sophisticated construction tax fraud. The…
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Bricklayers and carpenters in London now earning £1000 a week
Soaring pay rates for bricklayers in London are set to break the £1,000 a week barrier. Wage inflation rates are currently running as high as 10% a month as skills…
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Construction Skills shortages stop firms growing
A lack of skilled staff has forced one-in-five subcontractors to sit out of bidding for work. Construction Skills shortages stop firms growing according to figures were revealed in the latest…
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Ancon Updates Wall Tie Selector App
Ancon Updates Wall Tie Selector App to improve its range of wall ties available and to feature its extended range of Baslat Fiber Telepo Tiles The app is available for…
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