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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Van Elle pilling rig topples over on housing site
A pilling ring has toppled over on a site in Renfrewshire and work has been suspended while the incident is being investigated. The Van Elle pilling ring which is on the Bishopton development…
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Select plant hire orders first electric crane
Select plant has ordered the world’s first battery-powered electric crawler crane, Laing O’Rourke’s sister plant hire firm has identified that electric is the way forward. A world first elctrics crane that…
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Manager at Kingspan said go “F$UCK themselves” in relation Grenfell Insulation
A manager at Kingspsan Insulation told employee to go “F$UCK themselves” in relation to fires safety regarding Kooltherm K15 insulation which was not the correct rating for the Grenfell block…
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Director and project manager sentenced after dumper death
A company director and project manager have been sentenced after an untrained and unsupervised worker was killed when the forward tipping dumper truck he was operating overturned. Swansea Crown Court…
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Petrol tank decommissioning with grinder lands boss in court
Construction firm MWJ Construction Ltd and managing director Marcin Wojtas has received a suspended sentence after an employee suffered severe burns after using a grinder to decommission an old petrol…
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Two senior executives are over paid £206,000 by mistake
Tideway Chief Executive Officer Andy Mitchell was paid £206,000 by mistake under the long-term incentive plan (LTIP) another overpayment was made to Chief Operating Officer Mark Sneesby of £143,000. After…
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CITB agrees to sell off National Construction College to Wallsall College
CITB have agreed to sell off the National Construction College (NCC) facility based at King’s Norton to Wallsall College in a deal that is the first of many sell off’s…
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