Electrician died after falling from roof of building
A electrical firm has been fined £120,000 after a dad died following a fall from the roof of a building site after work was poorly planned. Father-of-one Dennis Vincent, 36,…
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Plumber jailed for illegal gas work
A plumber has been jailed after carrying out illegal gas installation on 81 year old’s property after she believed he was gas safe. Christopher Roland Shaw, who was also known…
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Companies fined after site had multiple HSE failings
Two companies have been fined £20,000 for a catalogue of health and safety failings at former bank being converted at building site inLondon Road Alderley Edge in the Cheshire village. The…
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Construction buyers see brighter days ahead
With new build taking the biggest hit according to he latest bellwether S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index but buyers insist that despite recession fears construction still looks ok….
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Two builders caught in excavator bucket lifting keystone
A construction company firm has been fined for a series of Health and safety failings one included two workers being hoisted in a excavator bucket to lay a keystone on…
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Carpenter crushed to death by excavator firm dissolved upon prosecution
A Construction company has been fined £146k after a carpenter was crushed to death by a 20 tonne excavator while he was woking on containment works on a concrete overflow…
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Building firm fined for dangerous work after being served prohibition order
A building firm has been fined after putting workers working at height at risk during the refurbishment of a former warehouse building in London and for breaching a Prohibition Notice….
Read MoreHs2 starts London tunnel drive (Video)
A milestone has been reached as the Hs2 as the first of a pair of TBM’s Tunnel Boring Machines driving twin-bore tunnels from West Ruislip to Greenford. The joint project…
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UK Construction buyers report return to growth
UK construction companies returned to a modest growth through September after two months of falling output despite the challenging conditions in the UK’s economy. The outlook over the next two…
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Firm fined after worker falls 7 m through fragile roof
A construction firm from Leicestershire has been fined £80,000 after an employee suffered serious injuries falling through a fragile roof while carrying out a repair. Cairns Heritage Homes Limited employed…
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