Top five most read posts of 2017
Nationaltradesmen.co.uk wishes you all a very happy new year with that said I will run down on out top five most read posts of 2017. First on the list with…
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Persimmon chair resigns over £128m bonus
The Chairman of Persimmon has resigned over his role in orchestrating a £128m bonus for the developers chief executive, Jeff Fairburn, that will begin paying out on New Year’s Eve….
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Unite issues high court proceedings against blacklisters
Unite, the UK’s construction union, has issued high court proceedings to bring the ‘controlling minds’ behind the systematic blacklisting of workers to justice and force them to give evidence in…
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Worker killed on road by passing car
South West Highways Limited (SWHL) has today been fined after the death of a 48-year old worker who was struck by a vehicle. Exeter Crown Court heard how the 48-year…
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Howdens joinery fined 1.2m after death of driver
A national manufacturer and supplier of fitted kitchens, appliances and joinery products has today been fined £1.2 million after the death of a visiting HGV driver at one of the company’s…
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26 weeks in jail for boss of workers using unsafe scaffold
An employer from Greater Manchester has been fined for exposing workers to dangerous work at height conditions. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that Mr Ahmed Ali had unsafe scaffolding on all…
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Cost cutting by CITB will see reduced training and office moves
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today revealed its bold new strategy and proposals for its future offer – Vision 2020: The Future CITB. These will create the strategic, forward-looking…
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Intelligent JCBs set to cut emissions and save fuel
The software was created as part of the Off-Highway Intelligent Power Management (OHIPM) project – a collaboration between JCB, WMG and Pektron, part-funded by Innovate UK – which sought…
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Worker seriously burned after striking cables
A company undertaking excavation work has been fined for safety breaches, when a worker was burned after striking underground electrical cables. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that in February 2016 an employee…
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Three quarters of builders suffer from cowboy clients
Three quarters of construction SMEs say ‘cowboy clients’ are hampering their business, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results from the FMB’s UK-wide…
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