JIB deal sees plumbers get £15 an hour
A new deal struck with employees and the JIB Joint Industry Board (JIB) will see advanced plumbers receive £15.05 an hour from January 2018. Break down for what registered JIB plumbers will…
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Scaffold collapse narrowly misses office worker
A Dorset based company has been fined after a scaffold collapsed at an industrial unit in Wallisdown, Poole. Poole Magistrates’ Court heard how Swanage and Dorset Scaffolding and Roofing Limited…
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Weston homes offers £20000 reward for robbery info (Video)
Weston homes are searching for theft who made of with £250000 worth of material and equipment from their depot in Southend, Essex and are now offering a £20000 reward for information regarding…
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Giant Crane collapse over Primark store in Reading
A crane has collapsed in Reading on top of a Primark store, the 60 meters tall crane working in the area buckled under the weight of its load on Saturday…
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UK construction firms rely heavily on migrant workers
A major CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) report into migration and the construction industry has revealed that a third of firms employ migrant workers, saying they have comparable skills to…
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Grenfell cladding fire test due next week
The building industry will get a clear verdict next week on whether similar Grenfell cladding systems pass or fail stringent Building Regulation guidance for use on new and existing towers….
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Worker killed on Bellway homes site in London
A worker has been killed at a Bellway homes site in River Gardens site in Greenwich, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene . A Met police spokesman told…
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Worker trapped in 3 metere trench collapse
The court heard how fellow workers dug with their bare hands to keep the worker breathing after a 9ft trench collapsed when he was working below, the Fife-based construction company has…
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71 more Scottish schools thought to have construction defects
An investigation by the BBC has now revealed the extent of the problem across Scotland after councils were quizzed about defects discovered in their school buildings which were mainly funded by…
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£1 million pound home collapses overnight after basement collapse
A luxury million pound home on an exclusive road near Wimbledon collapsed in the middle of the night, leaving windows shattered and debris piled up on the site. The home…
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