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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Construction industry hit by further 20% cement price hikes
Many builders and contractors are up in arms over further price hikes in the production of raw materials which have now been passed on to customers on the ground with…
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Contractors and builders primed for more materials rises
The construction industry has been hit with waves of price rises over the past year with steel and timber leading the way with shocking price rises only now to be…
Read MoreHs2 slammed for using French rebar
The HS2 project has been challenged for using steel reinforcement from a non-UK approved French fabricator Sendin. A spokesperson for HS2 Ltd Commented saying that: “The original supplier of this steel…
Read MoreNorth west and London tradesmen’s wages rise again
Continued changes in supply of labor due to Brexit and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant as skilled labor shortages continue to bite with wages rising again in London and…
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Scaffolding company fined after crane operator hits cable and dies
A company has been fined after a worker was fatally electrocuted whilst operating a lorry mounted crane the incident occurred when the operator hit a power line when unloading materials…
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