Barratts blame lack of tradesmen and skills for rising costs
Barratt Homes has conceded that the lack of tradesmen and the skills shortages will increase costs by 3% to 4%. Barratas commented saying: “Whilst we have seen an increase in…
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16 year old falls through skylight while helping uncle
A Stoke on Trent roofing company has been fined after an employee suffered serious injury when he fell through a roof skylight at Northwood Lane, Clayton, Newcastle under Lyme. Newcastle…
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Bovis Homes replaces poor contractors
Contractors for Bovis have been having difficulty with skills shortages and the quality of tradesmen and construction operatives in the last year. The house builder warned that this lack of…
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Didcot disaster search goes on with 3 uncounted (video)
The emergency services are still searching the site after the disaster that happened when demolition crews were preparing to take down the massive building when it collapsed injuring five and…
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Persimmon give massive payout to shareholders
Persimmon have done well in the new boom in construction and are rewarding their shareholders with bumper dividends which would be enough to knock-off £23,195 from the price of every home…
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Fast track for planning allowing developers to choose authorities
Planning for house builders is to be opened up by the government to speed up the planning process allowing developers to choose the planning department they submit their applications to…
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Plumber left home in dangerous state after undertaking Gas work
An Exeter plumber left a gas meter and gas pipe in a dangerous state in a customer’s home after he had undertaken unregistered gas work. Colin Jones, aged 59, moved…
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Jail for banned building company director
As a result of two insolvency offences, Robert Porter, aged 67, a company director from Hampshire, has been sentenced to 6 months imprisonment following a hearing at Reading Magistrates’ Court….
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Worker killed after re-bar falls from mobile crane
Eighteen sheets of reinforced wire mesh weighing five tonnes fell from a crane onto the worker while being lifted from truck to site. A construction worker was crushed to death…
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Murphy slashes driver accidents by 1/3
A leading construction and engineering firm has reduced its carbon emissions by 22 per cent while road traffic accidents among its drivers has decreased by 35%. J. Murphy &…
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