Construction supply eases as industry booms
Its been a rocky road for the construction industry in terms of supply and cost of materials with the bellwether Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI Total Activity Index showing supply chains…
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Keep up to date with the latest newsWorker suffers broken leg after huge valve was dropped in lift
A contractor and a water management company have both been fined £30,000 and costs £17,452.22 and a victim surcharge of £120 after a worker was injured when he was hit…
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Plumber carries boiler work & pretended to be GAS safe fined £5000
A plumber has been caught after caring out work on gas boilers and pipes and pretending to be a gas installer and gas registered has been fined. The Crown court…
Read MoreConstruction wages at all time high as industry marches forward
Wages for tradesmen and women in the construction industry have continued to rise even through the pandemic with average weekly earnings increased by 1.8 per cent to £944 during last…
Read MoreBuilding collapse after workers undermined foundations
A building was partially collapsed after builders were working on it by undermining the foundations which caused the main structure to fail, the building contractor was prosecuted after carrying out…
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Worker shocked after hitting cable installing ANPR camera
A construction firm company and its groundworks contractor have been fined after unsafe excavation work left a worker with serious burns to his hand and arm after striking a cable…
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Security guard dies from hypothermia at wind farm two firms fined
A security guard died after succumbing to freezing temperatures while working at a remote hillside in Ayrshire two companies have been fined following an incident. Ayr Sheriff Court heard that…
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Apprentice painter blinded by PVC hoarding
An apprentice has lost the sight in his right eye after he was injured when helping with a PVC hoarding the Bradford based construction company has been fined. Manchester Magistrates’…
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10 week custodial sentence for scaffolding boss
The Managing Director of a scaffolding company has been fined and imprisoned after an employee died when he was struck from behind by a forklift truck while working at the…
Read MoreConstruction moves forward amid supply chain issues
The Bellwether industry index hits highest level in three months as buys report upturn in activity as construction powers ahead with the worst of the supply chain issues are left…
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