A company director and project manager have been sentenced after an untrained and unsupervised worker was killed when the forward tipping dumper truck he was operating overturned. Swansea Crown Court…
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Construction firm MWJ Construction Ltd and managing director Marcin Wojtas has received a suspended sentence after an employee suffered severe burns after using a grinder to decommission an old petrol…
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Tideway Chief Executive Officer Andy Mitchell was paid £206,000 by mistake under the long-term incentive plan (LTIP) another overpayment was made to Chief Operating Officer Mark Sneesby of £143,000. After…
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CITB have agreed to sell off the National Construction College (NCC) facility based at King’s Norton to Wallsall College in a deal that is the first of many sell off’s…
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A massive 100m bridge that under construction has toppled over onto its side in Renfrew near Glasgow it happened as the bridge was being moved to its final resting place….
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A company has been fined for failing to complete the correct asbestos survey at a domestic construction project. Salisbury Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 18 October 2017, there was a…
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Structural Warranty A Structural Warranty, also known as a Latent Defects insurance is an insurance policy designed to protect against structural defects in newly built or recently converted buildings. Cover…
Read MoreJCB has broken through the electric barrier with its fantastic new range of E-Plant, it has launched its first-ever electric site dumper, tele-handler, excavator, mini excavator and power packs it…
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It is well known that working on the roads is a risky job, to highlight this Highways England has released shocking footage of motorists attacking workers and driving through roadworks. Latest…
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A new e-course was launched last week by CITB, titled Covid-19: Setting up and operating a safe construction site. Figures from the Office for National Statistics, revealed earlier this year,…
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