Worker 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,…
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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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Roofer dies after falling through asbestos roof
A roofer was unfortunately fatally injured when he fell six metres whilst working on a replacement roof at a property in Kirkdale, Liverpool he fell while accessing a fragile asbestos…
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Top lawyer to review construction playbook
Nationaltradesmen.co.uk reported about the new framework to help larger construction projects deliver on time and on budget with minimal impact on the environment and with a large focus on training…
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Dryliner falls through hole in floor firm fined £140,0000
Two construction companies have been fined after a worker sustained serious injuries by falling approximately three metres through a hole cut into a floor during the refurbishment of a property…
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Output dip in construction orders with materials delayed and jobs postponed
The pandemic is taking its tole with the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index showing marked declines in construction purchases which signal a decline in overall construction output for the first…
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