Excavator driver smashes TWO lorry’s in yard (Video)
Not much is known about the driver of the excavator but looks like he had bad day because he smashed not one but two new lorry’s in what looks like…
Read More
Log In
Sign Up
Construction News
Keep up to date with the latest news
Stop tool theft from vans (Petition)
This is a rallying cry to all our followers on Facebook Linked In, Twitter and all other social media platforms that Mark Riley has started a petition with change.org to…
Read More
Electrician prosecuted for carry out gas works
A self-employed electrician has been prosecuted after carrying out gas work without being Gas Safe registered. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that Robert Parker had carried out gas work between March…
Read More
Hinkley Point costs could rise by £2.9bn
Poor ground conditions and other issues could see Hinkley Point C costs to rise by up to £2.9bn. A construction update by client EDF Energy confirmed revised project completion costs…
Read More
Gas fitter gets suspend sentence for doing gas work without registration
A gas fitter from Bolton has been sentenced after carrying out defective gas work whilst no longer being gas safe registered. Bolton Crown Court heard how Anthony Lord, trading as…
Read More
Grab hire lorry impales drivers arm firm fined
Hafeez Ghafoor, formerly a director of the now-dissolved landscaping company R K United Ltd, has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered life changing injuries. Leeds Crown Court…
Read More
Crane chain breaks on Robertson hotel job
A huge crane has seen one of its chains break while lifting a large module on the 213-room Moxy Hotel in Glasgow. The chain failure occured as a prefabricated module was…
Read More
Roofer dies after falling from unsafe ladder
An Aberdeen based roofing contractor has been fined after an employee fell to his death from a ladder while exiting a scaffold at Jute Street in the city. Aberdeen Sheriff…
Read More
Electricians overtime rates hit £67.50 per hour on cross rail
Electricians at Crossrail’s Bond Street Station site are unhappy about plans to flood the site with another wave of better paid Electricians. The existing workforce is holding a site meeting…
Read More
PDR Construction fined £225,000 for KFC roof fall
Two companies, P.D.R. Construction Limited and Metcalfe Roofing & Building Services Limited, have been fined after a worker fell through a fragile mesh roof whilst carrying out work at height….
Read More