Hinkley Point costs could rise by £2.9bn
Poor ground conditions and other issues could see Hinkley Point C costs to rise by up to £2.9bn. A construction update by client EDF Energy confirmed revised project completion costs…
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Month: September 2019
Gas fitter gets suspend sentence for doing gas work without registration
A gas fitter from Bolton has been sentenced after carrying out defective gas work whilst no longer being gas safe registered. Bolton Crown Court heard how Anthony Lord, trading as…
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Grab hire lorry impales drivers arm firm fined
Hafeez Ghafoor, formerly a director of the now-dissolved landscaping company R K United Ltd, has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered life changing injuries. Leeds Crown Court…
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Crane chain breaks on Robertson hotel job
A huge crane has seen one of its chains break while lifting a large module on the 213-room Moxy Hotel in Glasgow. The chain failure occured as a prefabricated module was…
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Roofer dies after falling from unsafe ladder
An Aberdeen based roofing contractor has been fined after an employee fell to his death from a ladder while exiting a scaffold at Jute Street in the city. Aberdeen Sheriff…
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Electricians overtime rates hit £67.50 per hour on cross rail
Electricians at Crossrail’s Bond Street Station site are unhappy about plans to flood the site with another wave of better paid Electricians. The existing workforce is holding a site meeting…
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PDR Construction fined £225,000 for KFC roof fall
Two companies, P.D.R. Construction Limited and Metcalfe Roofing & Building Services Limited, have been fined after a worker fell through a fragile mesh roof whilst carrying out work at height….
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Security guards hand severed after helping digger driver
A groundworks company has been fined after a security guard suffered serious hand injuries. Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard how on 17 November 2017 at the site on Ableton Lane in…
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VAT change chaos delayed by Government
The VAT change has been delayed for one year with the changes threatening a cash-flow crisis across the construction Industry. The construction industry was outraged with more than 150,000 construction…
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Council fined £100000 for Hand arm vibration
Dacorum Borough Council has been fined for exposing seven grounds maintenance workers to Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS), caused by excessive use of power tools. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how Dacorum…
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