A Gas Safe registered engineer from Middlesex has been fined for safety failings after he carried out an unsafe installation. In a one day trial at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court it was heard…
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Construction firm Montway Ltd has been fined £144,000 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell off a roof during demolition work. Southwark Crown Court heard that on 25…
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A new report released by Scape group has highlighted concerns over the skills shortages in the construction industry particularly targeting tradesmen and apprentices as particular areas of concern with one…
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J G Hale Construction Ltd based in South Wales has been fined £100,000 for running an unsafe timber-frame construction site. Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court heard that HSE launched an investigation on…
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The construction sector has officially slipped into recession for the first time in four years according to the ONS the data shows in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2016, output…
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Bladwins crane hire have lost their licence after the Traffic Commissioner revoked them and four of the directors were disqualified after the falsification of records which resulted in corporate manslaughter after…
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Highways England’s contractors A-one+ are using pioneering technology to resurface just over a mile of the A1 at Brownieside in Northumberland. The machinery being used for the first time in…
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A Hertfordshire-based home improvement company has been fined after the unsafe removal of asbestos material from a domestic property. St Albans Magistrates’ Court heard how Ace of Hearts Home Improvement…
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The new Movable Scaffold System (MSS) – which will be used to build the south elevated approach viaduct connecting Runcorn’s main road network to the Mersey Gateway bridge, was lifted…
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A company which manufactures signage and displays for high street retailer was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker fell to his death through a roof light. Richard Perry,…
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