CITB statement regarding card fraud in the construction industry. Carl Rhymer, Delivery and Customer Engagement Director at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), said: “We know card fraud poses a…
Read More
A concrete pumping company has been fined after a worker was injured when his foot got trapped by the paddles in the hopper of a concrete pump. The Health and…
Read More
Tests are carried out at a string of 544 centers authorised by the CITB have found that some centers have been rigging CSCS tests. Some CSCS test centers have…
Read More
CITB has spent £1.2 million on new go construct website the figure was revealed following a Freedom of Information request asking for a detailed breakdown of spending on the Go…
Read More
Kings Scaffolding admitted responsibility for the death of a employee who fell while working on the roof of its Netherley headquarters. The Scaffolding company pleaded guilty to the corporate manslaughter…
Read More
Number of people signing up to apprenticeships soars as many chose to earn a wage while training, official statistics show many now value on the job training. According to the…
Read More
Around twenty illegal workers have been found working for a civil engineering firm on a construction site at Capenhurst power station in Cheshire the men were of Indian origin. Officials…
Read More
A massive clampdown initiative has been launched by the home office to root out illegal working in the construction industry the operation called “Magnify” will see immigration enforcement officers targeting…
Read More
Councils that have yet to set out plans to build a raft of new homes have been urged to do so by David Cameron before the 2017 deadline. The Prime…
Read More
A specialist piling contractor has been fined after it was found to be operating a powerful rig without a safety guard around the rotating auger. Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court heard how…
Read More