Banks man killed by tower crane load court hears
A building contractor has been fined after a worker was killed when a load fell from a tower crane during a lifting operation in Colchester. Urban Summit Construction Ltd was…
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Report highlights need for offsite prefabrication to be future of construction
Construction Leadership Council in February 2016 commissioned quantity surveyor Mark Farmer to undertake a review of the UK’s construction labour model on behalf of the government. The report which has…
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Coleman and Co removed from Didcot Demolition
Coleman and Company have been removed as the main contractor after a series of issues at the Didcot Power Station, RWE NPower have been a pointed new contractor Brown & Mason…
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Worker has both legs amputated after being crushed by dumper
A Cornish construction company has been fined after their worker had to have both legs amputated, around the knee, after being crushed by a dumper truck. Roger Daw, 58, was…
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Torbay plumber left boiler in dangerous state
An illegal gas fitter has been prosecuted after he installed a gas boiler and left it in a potentially dangerous state because he did not commission it. Mark Evans, aged…
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Worker falls through skylight suffers severe injuries
A roofing company has been fined after a worker fell five metres through a roof sustaining severe injuries. St Albans Crown Court heard how a 32 year old labourer was…
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Worker killed after dumper overturned in Essex
A construction worker has been killed on a Rose Builders site in Manningtree Essex the man believed to be in his thirties was killed after a dumper truck overturned, the…
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Tradesmen skills shortages urges more collaboration between industry partners
Greater collaboration between house builders and their subcontractors is essential if the industry is to address its skills shortage and continue to increase output in the coming years a new…
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Steel cage collapse on £750m Aberdeen Western bypass stops work
The collapse of a huge steel structure and an overturned mechanical roadworking machine has caused the £750m Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) to be shut down for four days. UCATT…
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Demand for bricks makes brick giant consider turning on kilns
Brick giant Forterra formerly known as Hanson Building Products is keeping a close eye on brick demand and could turn its mothballed plants back on “in a matter of weeks.”…
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