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…
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Construction 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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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…
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