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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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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