A worker dies after falling through a fragile roof and the Health and Safety Executive has ordered the restoration of a roofing contractor to the Companies House register ahead of…
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Construction trades suffer 13% drop in pay because of Covid and number of workers available for work drops this is thought to be because easter europeans have returned home during…
Read MoreBrickwork contractor Irvine-Whitlock which is owed by Hanson the brick makers is closing after nearly 60 years in business.The brickwork specialist is one of the biggest names in the sector…
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A property firm has been fined after an employee fell through a roof light, the Property partnership Alex Brewster and Sons has been fined £4,000. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how on…
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Kingspan has been in the spotlight over its poor record with the miss selling of insulation to the industry, and the exaggeration of the protection of its products and is…
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Carpenters, bricklayers and other trades have claimed £7.8Bn in grants to cover the income they have lost, this makes this group of construction workers the largest self employed users of…
Read MoreA construction worker has died on a new housing development at the Basingstoke building site has been named by friends as Scott Grimes. The emergency services were called to Wiltshire Crescent,…
Read MoreA construction company and a property management company have both been fined after failing to manage asbestos safely during a refurbishment of a former office block in Stockport. Manchester Magistrates’…
Read MoreHSE have revealed figures that show 186 Covid cases have been recoded on construction sites and these are the only ones reported safety body during the second wave of the…
Read MoreMore than 100 learners have passed through the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) new Welsh scaffolding centre in its first three months. The £1.5 million training facility, at the Construction…
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