UK construction shrinks in wake of Brexit
UK construction has slipped away post Brexit with new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown a rocky path for the industry, with output falling by 1.1…
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Window fitter dies after fall from ladder
A Southampton window installation company has been fined after a worker suffered fatal head injuries following a fall from a ladder. Brighton Magistrates Court heard how Mark Taylor, 48, a…
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Builder undertakes gas work given community service and fined £6000
A builder has been sentenced to 250 hours of community service for putting a home owner at risk following renovations to their house in Cardiff. Cardiff Crown Court heard that…
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Lark fleet homes to build flood proof houses
Larkfleet homes have submitted planning to build experimental flood proof houses on stilts which would hydraulically jack up the house in flood prone areas. The building company hopes that if…
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Growth slowdown in construction to ease skills shortages
The construction industry is facing a slowdown in growth in the aftermath of the EU referendum vote, according to the latest data from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). The…
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Contractors report shortages of bricklayers, carpenters and plasterers
The Construction Product Association’s latest Construction Trade Survey, published today, shows that the construction industry grew for a fourteenth consecutive quarter in Q3 but the rising cost of materials post…
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Carpenter dies and steelfixer seriously injured after platform collapse
A worker died and two others were badly injured at a construction site in Putney, when a temporary platform collapsed. Southwark Crown Court heard how, on 29 October 2012, a…
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Construction hits seven month high in October
With all of the talk of Brexit and possible recession the UK’s construction industry particularly housing building has shown a “solid” rise after construction activity hit a seven-month high in…
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Indian national jailed after CPCS and CSCS fraud
A Luton man has been jailed for 18 months and recommended for deportation for illegally working in the UK and falsely obtaining construction skills certification cards, following a Construction Industry…
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Bam contractor dies on Scottish power site
A construction worker, working for BAM Nuttall has died after sustaining injuries at an electricity substation in Moray, Scotland on Friday. Health and safety inspectors are now investigating the circumstances of the…
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