Ten most read posts on nationaltradesmen.co.uk of 2019
As 2019 draws to a close here is around up of the most read posts of 2019 1st place Granddad rights plant operators face interviews to keeps skills cards 3337…
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MI6 stops Balfour contract after plans “lost”
Sensitive documents have reportedly gone missing from MI6’s headquarters. Building firm Balfour Beatty’s contract to refurbish the building at Vauxhall Cross, south London, was terminated after the papers disappeared, according…
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CPCS renewals postponed after computer system CRASHED!
CPCS scheme has had some serious issues with renewing their cards and site managers and bosses have been asked to be lenient on those who’s cards are out of date…
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Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd fined after worker fell 4.8 m
Construction company, Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after worker, Mark Smith, fell 4.8 metres through an unprotected opening. Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 28 April…
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Electrician carried out GAS work receives suspended sentence and fine
A self-employed electrician has been sentenced after conducting gas work he was not registered or competent to do. Exeter Magistrates’ Court heard that Gareth Symons, of Gareth C Symons Electrical…
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Persimmon ridiculed for no “Actual build policy”
On one the UK’s largest house builders Persimmon has come under fire for not having minimum construction standards for its homes after a serious of reports thought the media on…
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Cross rail bosses still getting HUGE bonus payments
Crossrails head men have pocketed more than £500,000 in bonus payments last year despite the ongoing delays and cost overruns which some have called OUTRAGEOUS. The figures for the large…
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Crane collapse in London after high winds
Emergency services were called to the residential construction site in Kingston late on Tuesday afternoon but there were no reports of injuries. A tower crane has collapsed near the roof…
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Sewer breach sweeps away three workers on tideway site
A water and wastewater company has been fined following an incident in which three workers were carried along a sewer following the collapse of a 150-year-old sewer gate. Westminster Magistrates’…
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Construction buyers report sluggish growth
The construction sector recoded a drop in business during November but the pace of decline is moderated to its slowest since July. The report from the “Bellwether IHS Markit/CIPS UK…
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