Workers and their solicitors have been negotiating over the amounts to be paid after the High court action looks to be drawing nearer, with some of the blacklisted workers to…
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Ibstock reported revenues growth of 9% last year as the demand for bricks surged and continued to exeed supply Ibstock commented saying: “The growth in revenue in 2015 primarily reflects…
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New figures from the ONS have confirmed that output in the construction industry fell In November 2015 by 0.5%, output in the construction industry was estimated to have decreased by 0.5% compared…
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A glazing firm was fined after a worker fell from the roof of a van, causing severe head injuries. On 19 June 2012, Alan Campbell, who worked for Anglian Windows…
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A construction worker has been killed on the Third Don bridge the emergency services were called to the site around 4.45pm. Balfour Beatty is main contractor on the £18m project…
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Skills shortages pushes wages up 6% with bricklayers and surveyors in high demand. The acute skills shortage in construction pay increases in the industry are running at three times the national average of 2%. The…
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The construction and maintenance company Carillion missed opportunities to prevent a rail worker from acting in a safety role before he was killed by a passing train near Gainsborough. The gang leader Scott Dobson,…
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Wayne Larry Poole, 44, attempted to steal almost £150,000 in VAT fraud by running an unregistered business and billing for VAT without being VAT registered by using a fake VAT…
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Two companies have been sentenced after a construction worker suffered life changing injuries when he received an electric shock from an overhead power line. Ashley Coe, an agency worker, working…
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The commercial construction sector helped the building industry to finish 2015 in a strong position, the latest survey of purchasing managers from Markit/CIPS suggests. According to the UK Construction Purchasing…
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