Concrete pour goes wrong and spills on M6
Highways Agency engineers have launched an investigation concrete fell on cars from a bridge over the M6 and motorway caused traffic chaos. Two cars were hit by pieces of concrete…
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HSE ramps up prosecutions on construction sites
The HSE has been carrying out a a concentrated two-week period of proactive inspections of building sites and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) demanded improvements on many building sitee, and…
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Tesco uses land bank to build 4000 homes
Tesco has decided to help the government to reach its targets by using land it already has for homes as it is reported to own over 310 sites that are…
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Construction operative killed by Travis perkins lorry
A construction operative was killed on 15/7/14 by a Travis Perkins lorry One witnesses said he was talking on his mobile phone while crossing the road near Houndsditch when the…
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New Concrete Calculator App From Mixamate
Mixamate has brought out a brand new app for contractors to help them calculate volumes for concrete pours and screeds. The app which has been developed by Mixamate as a…
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Operative breaks leg in trench collapse
A construction operative breaks leg in trench collapse after sudden gush of water Paul Fennelly, then aged 45 from Hamilton, was working for Galliford Try Infrastructure Ltd, trading as Morrison…
Read MoreNew health and safety CSCS card
From 1 July 2014, anyone wishing to work on a construction site must at least have a CSCS Green Card (Labourer) will have to either pass a Level 1 Award in…
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Scaffolder with no qualifications has leg amputated
A worker who had no CSCS card or training as a scaffolder had to have his lower leg amputated after he fell from unguarded scaffolding. Andrew Gore, 37, of Mountain…
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Chancellor announces that councils will build on 90% of brownfield sites
“The measures announced last night have great potential, and will certainly be a boon to developers,” declares Liz Peace, Chief Executive of BPF. The chancellor in his annual Mansion House…
Read More5.0 amh Hitachi raise the bar for cordless tools
The band new Hitachi 5.0Ah range brings the latest brushless motor and advanced electronic control technology with together with invincible high performance Li-ion 5.0Ah batteries. This upgrade in amp-age means…
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