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…
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Material 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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Gas engineer uses false Gas safe registration numbers
A self-employed gas engineer who used false registration numbers after carrying out gas work has been sentenced he also breached an HSE Prohibition Notice. Bournemouth Crown Court heard how Dean…
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Unregistered gas engineer receives three year custodial sentence
An unregistered gas fitter Dean Mulholland Blues has been sentenced after carrying out work on many properties which put many lives at risk by carrying out illegal gas work at…
Read MorePlasterboard factory to double size in £140m build
With the rise in demand for plasterboard products during the pandemic a major investment which will double the size of the current factory, Etex the manufacturing giant has given the go…
Read MoreBuilding firm fined after trench collapsed on worker
A building firm has been fined after a worker was seriously injured after an excavation collapsed, the builders Harlands Builders Limited have been fined for safety breaches. Bridlington Magistrates’ Court…
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Timber batten prices go through the roof
Roofing batten along with other timber supplies are in short supply due to global pressures, Brexit and increased demand with new house builds heightening the problems in the supply chain….
Read MoreSon dies after father was fatally injured days earlier
A serious accident in Merseyside has now claimed both father and son after a external lift failed, the 17 year was old left critically injured after his father was killed working…
Read MoreBrick work contractors grind to halt as cement shortages strike
Cement supplies are becoming increasing scarce with not only bagged products but silo refills have been put on allocation by major cement suppliers limiting their ability to manufacture and supply leaving…
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Lift failed on building site father dies and son suffers serious injuries
A lift has failed at a Laing O’Rourke site in Liverpool, the Mersey Police confirmed that a 53 year old man has lost his life after the external lift malfunctioned and…
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