A painting company has been fined after a worker fell through a roof light whilst working at height. Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court heard the employee working for Williams Contractors Limited of…
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New plans have been launched to demolish the old headquarters of insurance giant Aviva in London to make way for what would be the city’s tallest tower 1 Undershaft. The newly proposed 73-storey skyscraper at…
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Small construction firms are being put off hiring apprentices because of the red tape they believe is involved, despite the fact that the majority want to launch their own on-the-job…
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A review of rules and regulations is being undertaken in a bid to reduce the barriers that get in the way of house-builders developing more homes. The Cutting Red Tape…
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The director of a construction company has been fined for safety failings after a worker fell from a ladder, resulting in life-changing injuries. Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court heard an employee of…
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The steel work on the Forth Bridge has been found to have serious structural faults and has led to a full closure of the bridge until after Christmas. The bridge has been closed…
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An unregistered gas fitter illegally installed a boiler in a home and got a legitimate gas engineer to sign-off his work. Michael Birch, 50, fitted the boiler at the house…
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Baldwins crane hire has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter following the death of one of its operators Lindsay Easton at the Scout Moor wind farm in East Lancashire Easton,…
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The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants through a dangerous gas boiler installed in the flat. Abdul Manik, 54, was prosecuted by the Health…
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Roofing and insulation firm IKO Plc has been prosecuted after a worker suffered arm injuries while at work. Graeme Myers, 48, from Belper, who was self-employed, was lubricating a chain on…
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