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…
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Site 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…
Read MoreBAM Nuttall fined £700,000 after worker ran over by dumper
BAM Nuttall Limited has been fined after an employee was run over by a dumper vehicle in Scotland. Inverness Sheriff Court heard that on 28 October 2016, at Blackhillock Substation,…
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216,800 construction workers needed by 2025
Construction is now the driving force pulling the Uk out of the Covid-19 pandemic with many unable to hire carpenters electricians or bricklayers to meet the demand of large and…
Read MoreBuilder demolishes £500,000 house over £3,500 bill
A builder has partly demolished a house in Leicester over a unpaid £3500 bill he set to work with a digger destroying the roof and much of the front of…
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CITB faces rage after sale of CPCS
Skills body CITB is facing legal action over the sale of the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) with many who have CPCS cards not knowing when they can renew their…
Read MoreMaterial cost rises as buyers report “phenomenal” increases
Nationaltradesmen.co.uk have been reporting cost rises across the board with many materials being increasingly difficult to get hold of and price rises loom for many builders and contractors with the…
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