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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London’s largest crane is ready for lifting at Earls Court
London’s largest heavy lifting crane has been erected, and is now ready to begin work on site at Earls Court. The development, led by Capital & Counties Properties PLC will create…
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Construction opperative worker seriously injured in wall collapse
A Manchester building contractor and a company owner have appeared in court after a worker was seriously injured on a refurbishment site. The 53-year-old father of two from Salford was…
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Man killed in explosion on former London petrol station site
A man in his 50s died in an explosion at a construction site in north London, police have said emergency services, including the London air ambulance, were called to an…
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Kier fined £400000 after worker fractures pelvis
Construction company Kier Construction Limited has been fined £400,000 after a worker fell from height. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how Jair Morales was installing plywood boards covering holes on the…
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Worker seriously burnt on Amey site
Gloucester Crown Court heard the 61-year-old man was working at the site on Eastgate Street on 29 May 2015. While trying to replace the traffic light pole he came into…
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