Man falls 3 meters onto concrete firm fined
A construction company was fined after a worker fell through a roof three metres onto a concrete floor below. On Friday 3 July, Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how Barski Developments…
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Are F-Boards the future for scaffolding?
F-Board is a revolutionary scaffold platform system which was launched in 2014 the F-Board is made to the same size as traditional wooden boards and from 100% recycled plastic, it’s…
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Open letter urges chancellor to commit to 5% VAT on renewables
An open letter was sent today to the Chancellor of the Exchequer & First Secretary of State the Rt Hon George Osborne MP in regard to the recent EU ruling forbidding a reduced rate of VAT…
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Worker hit by crane, firm in court
A metal finishing company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured. Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard that an employee of Leeds Galvanising & Powder Coating Hire Ltd broke two…
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Booming workloads for contractors in near future
Experts are warning that contractors may have difficulty with rising workloads in the near future because construction buyers are reporting construction rising extremely steep levels according to the CIPS/Markit Construction PMI….
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(HSE) reveals 142 workers were fatally injured at work 2014/2015
Provisional annual data for work-related fatal accidents in Great Britain’s workplaces shows small change from previous years, sustaining a long term trend that has seen the rate of fatalities more…
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Queens builder Fairhurst Ward Abbots goes into administration
Fairhurst Ward Abbots has gone into administration the specialist historic building restoration contractor was established back in 1941 and holds the royal warrant for building and decorating services to Her Majesty…
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Inquiry into wall collapse that killed two men rules accidental death
An inquest has concluded that the deaths of two men were accidental who died in a wall collapse at a barn renovation at the The Old Maltings building Worlingworth, near Framlingham…
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19 year old carpenter loses finger in table saw
Teenage carpenter George Warren Heath lost one of his fingers in table saw accident and suffered severe injuries to the other two on a flip over table saw. The carpenter…
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Ideal boilers add live chat to “installer connect”
Ideal Boilers has added a live chat feature to the members’ area of its ‘Installer Connect’ professional support network. Installers can get their queries resolved instantly by clicking on the…
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