In a shock move the government announced that potentially tens of thousands of bricklayers and masons could be given work visas. The Government’s independent advisor on immigration is urging the…
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HSE are carrying out a nationwide crackdown on dust and lung disease in the work place and at the same time making sure construction companies are COVID Secure. Health and safety…
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The main tunnel drive has been completed in the new London super sewer Thames Tideway has been completed. The giant tunnel boring machine Rachel has completed its gentle uphill 7km…
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A London Scaffolding firm director has been fined after a worker died while dismantling a large scaffold in Cricklewood Broadway, London. Wembley Scaffolding Services Limited has been fined following an…
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A maintenance contracting company has been fined £200,000 after a worker was crushed by a ride on roller and sustained serious injuries. Facilities management company, Totally Local Company Ltd, has…
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Construction bounced back in June with a huge increase according to the ONS with nearly 18% in July despite fears that the pandemic would curtail the recovery. Construction is firmly…
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New thresholds at the CITB mean that around 5,000 smaller construction companies will not have to pay any levy to the CITB next year. The training body is raising its…
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The huge Volvo EC950 Crawler Excavator is being used by Winvic Construction Ltd on 238-acre employment park in Leicestershire. The contact worth £21m in civil’s and infrastructure deal to prepare the…
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HS2 Ltd has today (4 September 2020) announced the formal start of construction on the project, highlighting the large number of jobs the project will be recruiting for in the…
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A academic research paper commissioned by Balfour Beatty and carried out by Loughborough University construction sites has found that far from being diminished, productivity may actually have improved. This research…
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