Howdens joinery fined 1.2m after death of driver
A national manufacturer and supplier of fitted kitchens, appliances and joinery products has today been fined £1.2 million after the death of a visiting HGV driver at one of the company’s…
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Month: November 2017
26 weeks in jail for boss of workers using unsafe scaffold
An employer from Greater Manchester has been fined for exposing workers to dangerous work at height conditions. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that Mr Ahmed Ali had unsafe scaffolding on all…
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Cost cutting by CITB will see reduced training and office moves
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today revealed its bold new strategy and proposals for its future offer – Vision 2020: The Future CITB. These will create the strategic, forward-looking…
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Intelligent JCBs set to cut emissions and save fuel
The software was created as part of the Off-Highway Intelligent Power Management (OHIPM) project – a collaboration between JCB, WMG and Pektron, part-funded by Innovate UK – which sought…
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Worker seriously burned after striking cables
A company undertaking excavation work has been fined for safety breaches, when a worker was burned after striking underground electrical cables. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that in February 2016 an employee…
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Three quarters of builders suffer from cowboy clients
Three quarters of construction SMEs say ‘cowboy clients’ are hampering their business, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results from the FMB’s UK-wide…
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Plumber sent to jail for doing Gas work
A self-employed fitter has been jailed after carrying out gas work that endangered a young family-of-four has been sent to prison. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard how Eric Parry, trading as…
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