Construction grew by 17.6% in June 2020
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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CITB raise levy thresholds for 5000 small contractors
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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UK biggest Crawler Excavator on £21m job
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 Breaks ground with 22,000 ‘jobs boost’ for Britain
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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Covid 19 report sees construction productivity improve
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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Barratt homes surge in demand for new homes
Britan’s biggest homes builder Barratt’s looks forward and targets 15000 new homes target this year. Chief Executive David Thomas said the firm has enjoyed a surged in demand for homes…
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Smallest site in London sees crane and sheet pilling
Machinery specialist AGD Equipment places pant on one of the smallest sites in London squeezed on two piling rigs and a crawler crane which had to work in the tiny…
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Three construction firms fined after demo death
A trio of three construction companies have been fined after a worker suffered fatal injuries while demolishing a two-storey building in preparation for a development project. Portsmouth Crown Court heard…
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Builder fined £5000 after worker received brain damage after fall from height
Brebner and Williamson Limited has been fined following an incident where John Niven, a self-employed subcontractor fell 15 feet from a youngman board, which had been used to create a…
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Persimmon sales rocket to 49%
Persimmon has seen a massive boost in sales for second half of this year with 49% more homes being purchased since the start of July compared to last year. Britains…
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