Founder Barry Ashmore said: “The whole construction industry is at breaking point. “I have been in the industry for 40 plus years and have come through previous recessions, but never…
Read MoreThe firm, established 40 years ago, installed more than 100,000 sq m of roofing and cladding each year, working on a mix of projects for main contractors like Bam, Carillion…
Read MoreThe 54-year-old victim died at the scene at Letterston, near Fishguard. It is understood foundations were being dug when the collapse happened at 10:10 on Tuesday morning. A police spokesperson…
Read MoreOh take me back to 2001 when wages were high and you could walk on any site and get a job it was so easy, until we signed up to…
Read MoreMore bad news I’m afraid even in the city of London many construction projects have been mothballed or left unfinished as a standoff begins between renter and landlord with some…
Read MoreThe 200-tonne crane toppled on to an apartment block at Chandlers Wharf in Liverpool city centre in July 2009. As if we did not need proof of how dangerous cranes…
Read MoreAnother needless death in the construction industry but even the fine goes unpaid as the company has been liquidated. A £60,000 fine imposed on an Armoy construction firm, arising out…
Read MoreTell everyone in the building trade something they have known for the last four years we need to start building and quickly to generate growth within the faltering economy. Building…
Read MoreAnother horrific injury simple health and safety would have prevented this by just equipping the operative with a road cable scanner the story is a as follows. A firm has…
Read MoreAccording to a government review of pay in the construction industry which shows that pay has been depressed by EU workers and lack of construction work from 2008 to 2011….
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