DIY nightmares cost up to £30,000 to fix with loft conversions worst offenders
Many homeowners like to try their hand at DIY from time to time, but some enthusiasts may be biting off a bit more than they can chew. Our recent study…
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£17m of tools stolen in London alone last year
£17.5 million of tools stolen in London last year, according to the latest police data with almost £57,000 of tools were stolen every day in 2020, according to data from…
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Worker struck by excavator breaker after it came lose
A construction worker was hit by a breaker after it loosened it self from the quick hitch, when it fell it narrowly missed on worker and hit another on the…
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Plumber fined after carrying out gas work in care home
A plumber has been fined following a gas leak from a newly fitted range installed in a North Devon residential care home he damaged the gas supply when fitting the…
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Construction firm fined after worker falls through fragile roof
A construction company has been fined for failing to comply with work at height regulations after a worker fell from a garage fragile garage roof in Worcester suffering a broken hip,…
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Builder receives prison sentence for illegal gas install
A self-employed fitter has been jailed after carrying out gas work at a residential address in the New Forest whilst he was not competent to do so, leaving a gas…
Read MoreSite worker found guilty of murdering foreman with scaffold pole
A labourer working on a site in London Elton Sefa, 24, who bludgeoned his foreman to death with a scaffold pole was found guilty of murdering 47-year-old John Woodward at trial…
Read More£1bn Hs2 ‘super hub’ station gets go ahead
The Hs2 has been given the nod to start the first permanent construction works for the London Old Oak Common HS2 station, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed. Balfour Beatty Vinci…
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Carpenters hand severed after chop saw’s guard was propped up
Firm fined after carpenter nearly loses hand after chop saw had guard not correctly configured which led to worker newly losing hand The court at Lewes Magistrates’ heard that, on…
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Gas installer pretended to be gas safe prosecuted
A gas installer has been fined after carrying out gas work while falsely claiming to be gas safe registered on two domestic properties in the Manchester area. Manchester Magistrates’ Court…
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