Excavator driver’s leg broken after pipe laying goes wrong
A groundworks firm has been fined after an employee was injured when he was struck by a metal bow shackle whilst laying a sewer pipe. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard that…
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Super crane Big Carl lifts massive rings at Hinkley point C
The world’s biggest crane Big Carl lifted the first of three massive prefabricated steel rings with a total weight of 575 tonnes which from the reinforced cylinder around the nuclear reactor. The…
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CMA fines Cartel £15m for colluding shoring works
A Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have fined two large contractors £15m in there part in rigging prices to keep them high, the crack down on this shady contract rigging…
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Uk’s first non PVC eco-friendly scaffolding wrap
The Uk’s first and we hope not the last eco-friendly scaffolding wrap, which is being showcased at Newson’s Yard in Belgravia, a former builder’s yard located at 63 Pimlico Road in…
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Bellway fined £600,000 for destroying a bats roost in London
Bellway house builders have been fined a record a £600,000 for destroying bats roost that it knew that were protected and roosting at the site. Bellway, admitted in court…
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Kingspan tried to mislead Grenfell inquiry by hiring PR men
As reported by nationaltradesmen.co.uk previously, the Grenfell enquiry continues to shock after it emerges that Kingspan hired Public Relations agencies to lobby MP’s to divert the gaze of the authorities…
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Average weekly pay for subbies rose to £901
Some good news at last for bricklayers, carpenters, electricians and many other tradesmen and women with details that wages have risen despite the pandemic, Hudson Contracts has reported that during…
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Government launches Construction Playbook
The government has launched a new set of guidelines on how it will work with the industry to make sure public projects are delivered on time and on budget. The…
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Perfect storm as building materials to go up by 30%, as ports can’t cope
Builders and major contractors are getting seriously worried about the lack of building materials with reports coming in to nationaltradesmen.co.uk that screws, power tools and virtually every type of building…
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Crane hire firm fined £220,000 after apprentice nearly killed
A crane hire company has been fined £220,000 after an apprentice avoided a potentially fatal crush injury from a mobile crane which lurched forward while the boom was being lifted. During…
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