Construction buyers report shows growth
Construction has been in the doldrums over the past year but the construction buyers report is rising at its fastest pace for 14 months which shows an upward trend. The…
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Crane operator trapped on crane boom after fire
A crane operator has been trapped on a crane boom and seven people have been hospitalised after a fire broke out at a construction site in east London. The fie…
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Top 12 contractors call for more foreign workers
Many tradesmen may be shocked to hear the headline that we need more foreign in workers who many are struggling for work at the moment maybe this is so the larger…
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Carillon collapse left council with £13.5m defects bill
Oxfordshire County council spent £13.5m fixing defects left by collapsed building firm Carillon after several local authority contracts were abandoned after the firm was dissolved. Oxfordshire County Council was working…
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Architects expect increasing workloads after longest spell of pessimism
The RIBA has reported that business and employment trends are improving after a serious lull affecting architects during late 2023 and well into 2024 which is good news for the…
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Tunnel breakthrough TBM under river Tees (Video)
The tunnel boring machine made a breakthrough for Farrans on its mammoth 57km Project Pipeline for Northumbrian Water which completed by breaking through. The video shows the moment that ‘Penelope’,…
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Untrained worker suffers electrical burns from live cable
In a horrific accident a worker who was untrained in electrical works suffered burns to his face and body after the crowbar he was using came into contact with a…
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CITB industry forecast says 251,500 extra construction workers needed
The construction industry has taken a bit of a battering over the last six months, but maybe green shoots pave the way now with the annual industry forecast from the…
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CITB sitting on 100m of funding
CITB has a glut of funding despite an ongoing skills crisis CITB chiefs said the accumulation of funds was due to contractors being “focussed on areas other than training.” A…
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Lack of managers and skills hindering infrastructure capacity
A report from Public Accounts Committee (PAC) highlights a lack of skills for construction managers as competition from larger over seas infrastructure projects drain skills from UK. The UK lack…
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