Construction wages drop as labour shortage eases
Labour rates are beginning to ease as softening demand for skilled tradesmen especially in volume house building at the start of 2022. Construction dose traditionally slow down this time of…
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Keep up to date with the latest newsConstruction work exceeds pre-pandemic level by 13%
New ONS figures have shown how construction activity has overtaken its pre-pandemic level with an r-shaped rebound after output surged 12.7% last year. The latest orders figures from the office for national…
Read MoreHS2 battery powered electric crawler cranes lift off
Three new battery powered giant Liebher electric crawler cranes have been put to work on HS2 sites as bosses at the massive infrastructure project target diesel-free construction. With only five…
Read MoreHS2 giant bridge sections roll out of Factory (Video)
The first massive pre-cast bridge segments for the Colne Valley viaduct have been rolled out the bridge is set to be the longest bridge in the Uk when it is…
Read MoreGas mains explosion causes fatality and £5m fine
A fire and gas explosion at residential premises in Mirfield which resulted in the death of the homeowner, Northern Gas Networks Ltd were sentenced today. Leeds Crown Court heard that, on…
Read MoreSuspended sentence for roofing firm boss
The court heard how, on 5 March 2021, company owner Phillip McGinn and two workers were replacing roof tiles on a detached dormer bungalow, in Lydiate on Merseyside, without any…
Read More£17.5m tools stolen from vans in London in 2020 alone
Unprecedented rise in tool theft sees thieves target vans with Barnet the most risky place to leave your van in London. With restrictions on non-essential building work during Covid-19 lockdowns, builders and…
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Unpaid worker falls 5m through fragile roof
A roofing firm has been sentenced after a young unpaid work experience worker fell through a skylight during the renovation of an old asbestos cement roof, at an industrial building…
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Scaffolding firm fined £16,667 after worker suffers serious injuries
A scaffolding contractor has been fined after a worker fell from one of its scaffolds suffering fractured shoulder blade, brain haemorrhages and six vertebra fractures. Brighton Magistrates Court heard how, on 15…
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Contractor carried out illegal boiler change
A self-employed contractor who carried out a boiler change has been fined after undertaking gas work on a property whilst not being gas safe registered. Crewe Magistrates’ Court heard how,…
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