New CSCS app to simplify site checks
CSCS and CPCS has been controversial with many workers in the construction industry with many workers arguing about the effectiveness of these schemes but now there is a new app…
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Month: February 2022
Excavator floats down river swollen by storm Franklin (Video)
A barge and excavator that were being used on a flood defence job in Leeds has been swept away by the swollen River Aire on BAM’s Leeds flood alleviation scheme. The…
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CSCS test card administrators jailed for fraud
Two CITB registered construction skills test administrators have been jailed for 28 months each after pleading guilty for fraud after passing CSCS applicants. At court the two administrators pleaded guilty…
Read MoreScaffolding firm fined £50,0000 after worker seriously injured
A scaffolding company based in Ipswich Suffolk has been ordered to pay out more than £500,000 after a worker was left with a life-changing injury in an accident at the site….
Read MorePimlico plumbers on the hook for subbies holiday pay
Employers and subcontractors have been warned to look very closely at status of self-employed subbies that saw one worker claim back £74,000 in back holiday pay after a supreme court ruling….
Read MoreConstruction wages drop as labour shortage eases
Labour rates are beginning to ease as softening demand for skilled tradesmen especially in volume house building at the start of 2022. Construction dose traditionally slow down this time of…
Read MoreConstruction work exceeds pre-pandemic level by 13%
New ONS figures have shown how construction activity has overtaken its pre-pandemic level with an r-shaped rebound after output surged 12.7% last year. The latest orders figures from the office for national…
Read MoreHS2 battery powered electric crawler cranes lift off
Three new battery powered giant Liebher electric crawler cranes have been put to work on HS2 sites as bosses at the massive infrastructure project target diesel-free construction. With only five…
Read MoreHS2 giant bridge sections roll out of Factory (Video)
The first massive pre-cast bridge segments for the Colne Valley viaduct have been rolled out the bridge is set to be the longest bridge in the Uk when it is…
Read MoreGas mains explosion causes fatality and £5m fine
A fire and gas explosion at residential premises in Mirfield which resulted in the death of the homeowner, Northern Gas Networks Ltd were sentenced today. Leeds Crown Court heard that, on…
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