HSE reveal 30 died in construction industry last year
Deaths in construction have fallen to thirty this year, most were from falls from height with the latest figured from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). HSE has today released…
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Steel cylinder column falls 10 floors from Hackney school narrowly missing passers by
A huge cylindrical steel column fell from a ten-storey building in Hackney yesterday. The five metre cylindrical column crashed to the street below narrowly missing passing motorists. No-one was injured…
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Company director and two construction companies sentenced after worker falls from height
A company director has received a Community Service Order and two construction companies have been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries following a fall from a scaffold tower…
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Record breaking concrete pour at Hinkley point is completed (Video)
UK’s biggest ever concrete pour at Hinkley point, the base slab is in place for the country’s newest nuclear power station, the reactor construction is now ready to go ahead…
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Barratt Developments buys specailist timber frame company
Barratt Developments has leaped into the offsite production market and has bought one of the UK’s largest timber frame manufacturers. Selkirk, Scotland based Oregon Timber Frame Limited is currently one…
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Construction disputes at all time low, are we getting better?
The value of construction disputes in the UK averaged just US$17.9m in 2018; well below the global average of US$33m and marking a significant decrease over the last six years….
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Construction slave bosses exploited workers with fake CSCS cards
A Romanian crime group organised the exploration and slavery of fellow Romanians, the men have been sentenced to 28 years in jail for construction modern slavery and Proceeds of Crime Act…
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Brexidous sees site manger wages rise 9% in one year
Site mangers wages have risen by %9 in one year with the best senior site managers are now earning close to an MP’s salary after a year of wage inflation….
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Government plans to fine contractors who fail to pay on time
The government is seriously considering plans to fine contractors who fail to pay their suppliers on time as the late payments from large companies and contractors puts strain on supply…
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CSCS to shut skills card loophole
The CSCS skills card scheme is ending an exemption to the CITB health, safety and environment test following the consultation with its partners including the CITB. Normally most applicants are…
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