Man jailed and grandson fined for illegal and dangerous gas work
A man has been jailed for 26 weeks and his grandson fined thousands of pounds for carrying out illegal and dangerous gas work in Doncaster. Michael Atkinson installed a new…
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Death toll rises in Mecca crane collapse
107 people are confirmed dead in a crane collapse in the holly city of Mecca and a further 200 injured the Grand Mosque known as the Masjid al-Haram when it was…
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Firm fined after teenage carpenter dies after fall from roof
A teenage carpenter who fell to his death from unguarded scaffolding family spoke and said that they can “finally grieve in peace” after a building company Roof Top Rooms was…
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Fraudsters jailed for £2.6m construction fraud
Two men who conned £2.6m from the States of Guernsey have been jailed at the Old Bailey in London. John Woodhatch, 58, from Epping, Essex, was sentenced to five years…
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ISG posts £27.8m loss
Problems at ISG’s Construction division have been revealed today with a loss of £27.8 m and have seen ISG’s Tonbridge office closed and the London luxury residential operation shut down after…
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Construction company fined for gas safety failings
A company that constructs extensions to houses has been fined after incorrectly working on gas flue, potentially putting lives at risk as harmful could have seeped back into the house….
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Landlord prosecuted over carbon monoxide risk
A mother and her young son were put at risk of suffering carbon monoxide poisoning for seven years at their home in Ashton-under-Lyne, a court has heard. The woman’s landlord,…
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Neville and Giggs seal funding for 200m scheme
Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, development company has secured funding for a major housing scheme in Manchester city center the funding comes from a Far Eastern investors. Rowsley, a…
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UCATT warning over short term loan product
Construction union UCATT is warning construction workers to be extremely cautious before taking out a new short term loan product. The loans are being offered by the company SubMe and…
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Manslaughter summons after woman killed by falling glass
Four people and three companies have been summoned to Westminster Magistrate’s court over the death of a woman on a London fit out job in 2012 form falling glass pane….
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