Good news in housing market
Some good news at last with all the negative headlines about trouble is they never seem to pay the contractors any more even though they are selling houses at £260000…
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Keep up to date with the latest newsA crane driver was seriously injured when timber flooring from a building fell on to the roof of his cab in west London.
We all know how dangerous cranes are to be around even for the operator it seems form the report that this was a timber framed construction. Having worked with these…
Read MoreThe Shard will be officially opened in central London tonight with a spectacular laser show which will light up the capital.
Europe’s tallest building will be lit up at 10.15 tonight by 12 lasers and 30 searchlights as they fire-out from the 95-storey structure across London accompanied by a live performance…
Read MoreGang stole materials during maintenance and upgrade work
The court heard the gang stole materials during maintenance and upgrade work being carried out by Network Rail on the West Coast Mainline in and around Rugby. Terry Doherty,…
Read Moremajor new survey by specialists’ champion StreetwiseSubbie revealed that “never in the field of construction was so much owed by so few to so many.”
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 MoreLeading Midlands specialist contractor Apex Roofing and Cladding has been placed in administration
The 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 MoreA construction worker died yesterday after a trench collapsed at a new housing development in Pembrokeshire.
The 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 MoreLabour vows to curb influx of foreign builders
Oh 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 MoreCity of London projects put on hold
More 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 More200 tonne crane toppled in Canary Warf
The 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…
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