Irvine-Whitlock Brickwork contractor to close
Brickwork contractor Irvine-Whitlock which is owed by Hanson the brick makers is closing after nearly 60 years in business.The brickwork specialist is one of the biggest names in the sector…
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Firm fined after worker fell through roof light
A property firm has been fined after an employee fell through a roof light, the Property partnership Alex Brewster and Sons has been fined £4,000. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how on…
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Kingspan appoints law firm to review insulation classification
Kingspan has been in the spotlight over its poor record with the miss selling of insulation to the industry, and the exaggeration of the protection of its products and is…
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Construction firms take out £24.4bn in furlough and CBILS
Carpenters, bricklayers and other trades have claimed £7.8Bn in grants to cover the income they have lost, this makes this group of construction workers the largest self employed users of…
Read MoreWorker dies at Brymor construction site
A construction worker has died on a new housing development at the Basingstoke building site has been named by friends as Scott Grimes. The emergency services were called to Wiltshire Crescent,…
Read MoreConstruction firm fined £25,000 after Asbestos removal
A construction company and a property management company have both been fined after failing to manage asbestos safely during a refurbishment of a former office block in Stockport. Manchester Magistrates’…
Read MoreHSE record 186 construction Covid cases in second wave
HSE have revealed figures that show 186 Covid cases have been recoded on construction sites and these are the only ones reported safety body during the second wave of the…
Read More100 students benefit from new Swansea scaffolding centre
More than 100 learners have passed through the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) new Welsh scaffolding centre in its first three months. The £1.5 million training facility, at the Construction…
Read More£4.5bn HS2 extension to Crew gets go ahead
The HS2 extension plans have been brought forward so phase 2a of HS2 to Crewe have been granted the go ahead by MP’s. The 36-mile phase 2a route will now…
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Railway worker killed by train at Surbiton Station
A railway worker who was working on track was struck and killed by a train early on Tuesday morning close to Surbiton Station on the South Western Railway. The paramedics…
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