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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An exhibitions and displays company has been fined for safety breaches after a labourer was crushed by a road roller. The incident occurred in November 2015 at Quantum Exhibitions &…
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A construction company in Gateshead has been fined after a worker suffered injury when he fell down a service riser shaft. Newcastle upon Tyne Magistrates’ Court heard how Meldrum Construction…
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A plumber from Chesterfield has received a ten month suspended sentence for health and safety failings. Northern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court heard how a 45-year-old plumber, Jamie Simpson, undertook work on…
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