Persimmon spends £213m to improve build quality
Nationaltrdesmen.co.uk has reported many times about Persimmon and their poor practices now they seem to be taking the bad press seriously with Persimmon set to spend an extra £213m on…
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Month: February 2020
Teenager falls through roof light firm fined
A construction firm has been fined after a 17-year-old worker fell more than three metres through an opening for a roof light. Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 20 August…
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1 million homes with planning permission not built
A million homes or more have been granted planning permission by councils in the past decade have not yet been built. Analysis by the Local Government Association shows that 2,564,600…
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Plumber crushed by 700kg pump
A construction company has been fined after a worker was injured when a water pump set weighing over 700kg fell on him at a construction site. Southwark Crown Court heard…
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Boris confirms Hs2 will break ground in April
Boris Johnson gave the go ahead to HS2 on Tuesday promising a major shake-up in the way the project is managed. The prime mister confirmed that main civils work on…
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Gas fitter jailed for illegal work
A self-employed gas fitter has been jailed after working on gas appliances while unregistered. Manchester Crown Court heard that in November 2014, Mr Richard Goldthorpe was served a Prohibition Notice…
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HS2 Gets go ahead despite ballooning costs of £108b
The Government have today given the go-ahead for the whole of the HS2 project despite ballooning costs. This major decision ends years for agonising wait for the key contractors selected…
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CSCS bosses rubber stamp new online card service
Nationaltradesmen.co.uk has reported more than once about the failing of CSCS and CPCS cards but the bosses at the Construction Skills Certification Scheme have now rubber staled the new online…
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Two companies fined after tank explodes on demo site and worker killed
Materials Movement Ltd and P J Labour Services Ltd have been fined after a worker was killed in an explosion at a demolition site. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how, on…
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Carpenters wanted £85k a year !!!
I used to be carpenter years ago could not believe my eyes when looking on nationaltradesmen.co.uk for jobs one of the first jobs as a carpenter that popped up for…
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