HS2 deepens materials crisis
The huge infrastructure project Hs2 has been blamed for the materials crisis with many firms reporting to nationaltradesmen.co.uk that they are struggling to obtain timber and many other materials. The…
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Month: April 2021
Two firms fined after worker crushed in collapsed excavation
Auberne Homes Limited and groundworks contractor W & E Lammie have been fined after an employee of W & E Lammie was crushed and severely injured during an excavation collapse….
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Asbestos removal firm fined after worker dies in gas blast
Court hears how a worker died after asbestos removal contractor did not isolate gas supply before beginning demolition work another worker suffered serious injuries and burns in the subsequent explosion….
Read MoreScaffold collapse in central London (Video)
There has been an incident in central London in which police closed down Bishopsgate and Leadenhall Street following the scaffold collapse in the heart of the Square Mile. The contractor…
Read MoreUK construction set to grow by 13%
UK’s building and construction activity looks set for huge double digit growth this year as the industry looks to bounce back from Covid. The Construction Product Association have revised their forecasts…
Read MoreNetwork Rail engineering train catches fire
A engineering Network rail train has caught fire while working in Kent on Friday morning near Dunton Green station. Six fire engines from the local Kent Fire and Rescue fought…
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Apprentice electrician falls through roof firm fined
A Herefordshire based construction company,Greenway Partnership Limited has been fined after an apprentice fell two metres during the demolition of part of a school premises causing facial and head injuries….
Read MorePlumbing merchant fined £75,000 for unsafe building work
A plumbing merchant and its building contractor have been fined after unsafe construction work took place at the company premises in Burnley putting those working on the project and the…
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Demo company fined after worker trapped by neck on cherry picker
A demolition company has been fined £200,000 after one of its workers was removing asbestos sheets the operator of the articulated boom type cherry picker became trapped between the vehicle…
Read MoreAll construction workers see rise in wages in March 2021
Bricklayers carpenters and most other tradesmen have seen a rise in wages with demand for skilled labour out stripping supply this has seen worker in the construction industry see their…
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