Worker broke pelvis after being crushed by plasterboard
The boss of a construction company has been sentenced after a worker under his direction suffered serious injuries when a stack of plasterboards fell on him at a site in…
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Tradesmen see wages grow to pre pandemic levels
Construction is still in a strong place in regards to wage growth with many tradesmen seeing wages rise even during the pandemic with self-employed tradespeople seeing wages reach pre-Covid levels, delivering…
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Structural steel prices rise again in shock to industry
Cast iron has nearly doubled in the last year as prices for steel rocket out of control the latest £50 a tonnes rise in January has left contractors and buyers fuming,…
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JCB launches pot hole machine to revolutionise road repairs
JBC has made a machine that will light up the faces of drivers everywhere in the country this awesome bit of kit can cut, crop, clean and fill all with…
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Construction workers to get free tests as asymptomatic virus carriers targeted
Construction is being targeted by the government with regular rapid testing for workers without coronavirus symptoms in a roll out of rapid flow lateral tests, which return results in 30…
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HS2 workers to get health and safety passports in UK first
The HS2 project is pushing forward the roll out of digitizing workers by introducing a digital passport system allowing it to keep tabs on skills and health and safety and…
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Excavator became stuck when it was sent to rescue Tipper Truck
The large excavator that had been doing remodelling works with a tipper dumper on Weston super Mare beach when they got into difficulty both machines are owned by contractor M…
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JIB rates for plumbers, electrician’s and corna virus support
Nationaltradesmen.co.uk has been looking at current JIB rates for plumbers and electricians including apprentices we have also bee looking closely at the support for those who are furloughed in the…
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Builder merchants still open and construction to carry on
Building and construction must remain open and domestic construction work can carry on during the latest lockdown which will be in force until at least the middle of February. Boris…
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70m wall collapse on network rail refurb (Video)
Footage that has left many in the rail industry flabbergasted has emerged of a serious wall collapse on the Network Rail viaduct in Nine Elms, London. The 70 metre section…
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