New buy hitting sweet spot for first timers
Some improved results from the government as the NewBuy scheme seems to be hitting the sweet spot with first time buyers. The scheme, designed to stimulate house building by giving…
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A Darlington contractor has been fined after a worker was left in a vegetative state following a fall from a house roof. Mark Lambton, 50, from Darlington, was working for…
Read MoreIpswich snowasis news
Ipswich SnOasis has seen increased planning interest from the department of transport as the county of Suffolk looks to secure the largest snow dome in the country. The station at…
Read MoreMorrison Facilities Service has been fined after a Nottingham worker suffered serious neck and back fractures falling 2.4 metres through a fragile roof.
A worker in Nottingham fell 2.4 metres through a fragile roof and sustained injuries to the back and neck. The worker who is 49, asked not to be named, he…
Read MoreResidential housing sales rise
Let’s hope that people keep buying houses and that sales continue the upward trends reported by National House-building Council showing over eight thousand new house registrations. Although public sector housing…
Read MoreBlasted rocks from building site smash windows.
Heard of considerate construction scheme well I think that MacTaggart and Mickel should be the un-considerate construction scheme after blasting rocks that were in the way of trench foundations. Locals…
Read MoreTool theft is on the rise
Thieving toe rags at it again they get more brazen every time I’m sure of it this is not a small piece of kit so they must have been pretty…
Read MorePersimmon pre-tax profits rise to £99m.
Big house builder’s like Bovis and Persimmon are bouncing back my theory is that they have squeezed contractors and suppliers even harder this is the only way they would see…
Read MoreConstruction output fell 3.9% between April and June from the previous quarter,
Output from the sector fell by 3.9% between April and June from the previous quarter, compared with an earlier forecast of a 5.2% drop, the Office for National Statistics said….
Read MoreMore callous firms do not heed health and safety rules.
This poor chap broke his back wrist and ribs after falling three metres. The company a modular building specialist did not insure he was working safely at height. RG Stones…
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