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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Plumber sent to jail for doing Gas work
A self-employed fitter has been jailed after carrying out gas work that endangered a young family-of-four has been sent to prison. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard how Eric Parry, trading as…
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Builder fined for workers fall from height
A builder has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height from a scaffold. Derby Magistrates’ Court heard that on 22 April 2017, a worker for…
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Demo firm fined £150000 after worker loses arm
A demolition company and its director have been sentenced after a worker suffered crush injuries when his arms were trapped between two 10 tonne steel girders. Liverpool Crown Court heard…
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Father and son injured after fall from tele hander
A builder was sentenced today after three workers, including a father and son, fell almost five metres when a work platform became disconnected from a telehandler. Hull Magistrates’ Court heard…
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Roofer falls through sklight company fined
A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height. Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 22 October 2015, a sub-contractor working for King…
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Unregistered installer sentenced after carrying out illegal gas work
A self-employed gas fitter has been sentenced after carrying out gas work despite being no longer legally allowed to do so. Swansea Magistrates Court heard how, between July 2014 and…
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Wates fined £640,000 after blocking live flue
Two construction companies have been fined when a project to remove cowls to redundant flue pipes resulted in carbon monoxide (CO) entering a property. Cambridge Crown Court heard how, on…
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