HS2 Gets go ahead despite ballooning costs of £108b
The Government have today given the go-ahead for the whole of the HS2 project despite ballooning costs. This major decision ends years for agonising wait for the key contractors selected…
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CSCS bosses rubber stamp new online card service
Nationaltradesmen.co.uk has reported more than once about the failing of CSCS and CPCS cards but the bosses at the Construction Skills Certification Scheme have now rubber staled the new online…
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Two companies fined after tank explodes on demo site and worker killed
Materials Movement Ltd and P J Labour Services Ltd have been fined after a worker was killed in an explosion at a demolition site. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how, on…
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Carpenters wanted £85k a year !!!
I used to be carpenter years ago could not believe my eyes when looking on nationaltradesmen.co.uk for jobs one of the first jobs as a carpenter that popped up for…
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Roofer fell six meters firm fined £60000
A roofing contractor has been fined after an employee fell six metres from a fragile roof with no fall protection. Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court heard that on 21 June 2017, a…
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Engineering company fined after worker fell though hole
An engineering company has been fined after a 31-year-old employee fell through a hole in a mezzanine floor during construction work being carried out in Bristol. Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard…
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CPCS not “Fit for service” after training provider spends 24 hours on phone
Angry training providers and workers are complaining that CPCS are not providing the minimum service that they should be, the plant operators skills card scheme has been dogged by complaints…
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Government pledges £1bn to small house builders
The Government has pledged up to £1bn to small house builders in new scheme to give loans to help small and medium-sized builders to get a foothold in the house…
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£500m funding to reopen disused railways
In a U turn the Government has pledged to spend £500m reopening old railway connections in a move to roll back the Beeching era of cuts to the network. Grant…
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Tool thief caught from blood splattering gets 29 weeks jail
A tool thief who broke into the site stole thousands of pounds’ worth of power tools from a construction site in Dover has been jailed. Canterbury Crown Court heard how…
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