London’s largest crane is ready for lifting at Earls Court
London’s largest heavy lifting crane has been erected, and is now ready to begin work on site at Earls Court. The development, led by Capital & Counties Properties PLC will create…
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Month: March 2017
Construction opperative worker seriously injured in wall collapse
A Manchester building contractor and a company owner have appeared in court after a worker was seriously injured on a refurbishment site. The 53-year-old father of two from Salford was…
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Man killed in explosion on former London petrol station site
A man in his 50s died in an explosion at a construction site in north London, police have said emergency services, including the London air ambulance, were called to an…
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Kier fined £400000 after worker fractures pelvis
Construction company Kier Construction Limited has been fined £400,000 after a worker fell from height. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how Jair Morales was installing plywood boards covering holes on the…
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Worker seriously burnt on Amey site
Gloucester Crown Court heard the 61-year-old man was working at the site on Eastgate Street on 29 May 2015. While trying to replace the traffic light pole he came into…
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Balfour Beatty fined 240K after floor gives way under bricklayer
Balfour Beatty fined 240K after floor gives way under bricklayer after joists were not installed correctly. A construction company has been fined after flooring at a house-building development gave way,…
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Unexploded WW2 bomb found on building site in London
An unexploded World War Two bomb has been found on a building site in north-west London the 500lb (227kg) device was discovered in The Avenue, Brondesbury Park, shortly before midday by…
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