Hinckley point hits problems with concrete quality
Issues have arisen with the concrete being poured at Hinkley point tunnels with 150 cubic meters having to be redone due to structural integrity of the concrete. The issues have…
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Worker fractures back after fall through roof
Dufell Roofing Company Ltd, a Darlington based roofing company was sentenced today after an employee suffered a fracture to his back requiring surgery. Newcastle Crown Court heard the injured person,…
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Industry votes to keep CITB levy but insists on change
The CITB has been backed by industry to continue but major reforms have been called for. The vote showed strong support for CITB’s continued Levy-raising powers, across employers of all…
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Scaffolder loses hands and feet after striking power line
A Swindon-based scaffolding company and its director have been sentenced after a worker was left with life-changing injuries. Swindon Magistrates’ Court heard how the worker was erecting scaffolding on 19…
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UK’s largest house builders vote 10 to 1 against CITB levy
The country’s house builders have returned a resoundingly negative response in the vote on whether the industry has confidence in the CITB, the body which collects a Levy on construction…
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Illegally demolished homes to be rebuilt brick by brick
A council in East London has ordered the owners of three conservation area victorian houses to rebuild them exactly as they were before after they were demolished in one evening….
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FMB members vote for continuation of CITB levy under suspiction
The CITB has won a vote for the continuation of the levy in suspicious circumstances after the FMB put is voters weight behind CITB giving them a majority of just…
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Foreman and developer jailed after carpenter death
Foreman Grant Oakes, 46 and company director Michael Holland, 69, had denied a charge each of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the death of 55-year-old carpenter David Clark. Clark…
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Construction company fined after breaching gas safety laws
A North West building firm and its director have been fined after a family of four were hospitalised due to exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) at their home. Manchester (Minshull…
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Son sends dad off in coffin carried by digger
A Son carries his digger drivers dad’s coffin to church in the bucket of a JCB. James, 28, who lives with his wife in Blackley gave his dad a fitting…
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