Laing O’Rourke replaces red diesel with vegetable oil on sites
Laing O’Rourke moving forward by replacing red diesel with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in all its site plant before the end of March. The move too HVO will be a…
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Month: January 2022
Builder prosecuted after exposing employees to asbestos
A builder renovating a domestic property has been prosecuted after his employees were exposed to asbestos in Barnsdale Road, Reading. Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how Mr Lynch, trading as Lynch…
Read MorePublic raise alarm as workers spotted on unsafe roof
The public raised the alarm after workers were seen working with no fall protection measures on a high rise building in the centre of Manchester the firm has been sentenced…
Read MoreForterra raises brick prices by 10%
Forterra the brick making and masonry products giant has raised prices for some key products by more than 10% and more rises are also in the pipeline. A statement to…
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Roofer dies after falling though asbestos roof
A company and owner of the building have been fined and sentenced after an employee of a Powys construction company was fatally injured in Liverpool when he fell six metres…
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Building boss sentenced after despicable site conditions found
An Irvine-based construction company and its director have been sentenced to 166 hours community payback and fined £35,332 after multiple health and safety failings, giving rise to significant risk, were…
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Steel prices rise by £50 per tonne
Structural steel has risen again in a blow to steel fabricators and contractors the £50 a tonne rise comes at a time of inflation pressures due to rising costs in…
Read MoreWork load increases as material shortage eases
Construction has bounced back to pre pandemic levels after a surge in new work in November with a 5.7% rise in new work that lifted overall construction output by 3.5%….
Read MoreNHBC approves bricklaying robot
A bricklaying robot has been approved by NHBC and secured accreditation from housing warranty and insurance for the work, the robot the can build external walls, laying all the bricks, blocks…
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Firm fined after worker falls from mobile tower and dies
A construction company has been fined after an employee died as a result of falling from a mobile tower while helping to lift and level a steel beam. Cambridge Magistrates…
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