Building control inspectors get three month reprieve to register
The Building safety Regulator has announced a three-month extension for all building control inspectors to give them time to get registered to prove their ...
Construction growth helps bring UK out of recession
Construction output grew by 1.1% in January 2024, but in the three months to January 2024 construction output fell by 0.9% confirming sentiment of ...
Persimmon homes sees tough year ahead
Persimmon homes pre tax profits fall by over 50% after interest rate rises subdue housing sales, home builders look forward to another tough year ...
Tower scaffold collapse caught on dash cam (video)
A driver’s dash cam caught the dramatic moment when a tower scaffold collapsed onto a road in Buckingham last week where two men were ...
Steel worker loses life after being crushed between to steel beams
A steel fabricator and manufacturer has been fined £120,000 after a worker was killed after becoming trapped between two heavy steel beams which were ...
JIB plumbers and electricians rates 2024 to 2025
Welcome to nationaltradesmen.co.uk guide to JIB rates for 2024 to 2025 if you are looking for 2023 guide please scroll to the bottom of ...
HSE hopes to build knowledge over work place stress
In the hustle and bustle of the construction site, amidst the clang of hammers and the roar of machinery, mental health is not often ...
Plumber receives sentence for illegal gas work
A plumber who carried out gas work has received a suspended prison sentence after he carried out works on a replacement boiler in Peterborough ...
Cowboy builder £160K fraud sentenced
Victims of the fraudulent builder who swindled over £160k from clients whom he befriended but left them feeling "in turmoil and distress" have spoken ...
Competition probe into 8 house builders over pricing of new homes
The Competition Markets Authority has published its final naming report on report on the housebuilding market in the UK finding that the pricing of ...
HS2 launches third tunnel program at Northolt Tunnel
HS2’s London third tunnel programme passed a major milestone as the third tunnel boring machine (TBM) being used as part of the Skanska, Costain, ...
Building control system in serious danger of collapse
Building control experts are warning that councils will not be able carry on with onsite inspections from April when a new regime of competence ...
DIY nightmares cost up to £30,000 to fix with loft conversions worst offenders
Many homeowners like to try their hand at DIY from time to time, but some clients can overreach their skillset when attempting renovations like ...
Unlocking Space and value : Garage conversions in Ipswich Suffolk
Are you tired of your garage being nothing more than a cluttered storage space or a place to park your car? Many homeowners in ...
Unlocking digital success the power of Responsive web design
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, having a strong online presence is crucial for businesses and individuals in Ipswich, just as it is anywhere else ...
Company and director fined for asbestos removal
A company and its director have been company was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £18,783.6 and sentenced 20 weeks, ...
Housing firm fined £528,000 after worker struck cable
Maintenance workers repairing fence posts were given zero information about underground services and struck an underground cable suffering serious burns ...
Rouge trader narrowly avoids custodial sentence after illegal gas work
A rogue trader has been handed a suspended prison sentence after carrying out illegal gas work on a park home ...
A worker has been rescued from a four meter trench
A worker has been saved from a trench on a construction site next to the Blackwall Tunnel approach the man ...
Furniture firm fined after lack of extraction for wood dust
A company has been fined £14,700 and ordered to pay £4,869.46 after an inspection by Britain’s workplace regulator found workers ...
Worker crushed to death while loading excavator grab
Erith Plant Services Limited in Kent has been fined £175,000 following the death of an 24 year old employee after ...
Construction sees first growth in six months
UK construction companies reported a bounce back from the six months of decline which indicated a renewed increase in total ...
Top three battery plunge, rail, track saws in 2024
Looking to buy a new plunge saw in 2024 read this definitive guide to three of the best budget plunge ...
World first hydrogen digger to be allowed on building sites
Hydrogen is here with the world’s first digger, powered by a hydrogen combustion engine, will be on building sites and ...
Construction wages slightly rise although sluggish in some areas
Its seems that construction wages for the self employed may be turning the corner after a slow end to 2023 ...
Firm fined after worker struck head and died moving MWP
An engineering and services company has been fined following the death of a subcontractor working at a hospital in Scotland ...
Firm fined after perfect son was hit and killed by excavator
A demolition and asbestos removal company from Hertfordshire has been fined after an employee was crushed to death while only ...
Firm fined after worker falls from inadequate scaffold
A solar panel installation company has been fined after a worker fell and sustained life-changing injuries while carrying materials up ...
Worker suffers serious burns from electrical flash
A Mechanical and Electrical company has been fined after a worker suffered serious burns to their body after a electrical ...
Worker dies after falling through unguarded scaffold
A worker has died after falling through the unguarded scaffolding while working hanging vertical tiles, he was treated for serious ...
Building control inspectors get three month reprieve to register
The Building safety Regulator has announced a three-month extension for all building control inspectors to give them time to get ...
Construction growth helps bring UK out of recession
Construction output grew by 1.1% in January 2024, but in the three months to January 2024 construction output fell by ...
Persimmon homes sees tough year ahead
Persimmon homes pre tax profits fall by over 50% after interest rate rises subdue housing sales, home builders look forward ...
Tower scaffold collapse caught on dash cam (video)
A driver’s dash cam caught the dramatic moment when a tower scaffold collapsed onto a road in Buckingham last week ...
Steel worker loses life after being crushed between to steel beams
A steel fabricator and manufacturer has been fined £120,000 after a worker was killed after becoming trapped between two heavy ...
JIB plumbers and electricians rates 2024 to 2025
Welcome to nationaltradesmen.co.uk guide to JIB rates for 2024 to 2025 if you are looking for 2023 guide please scroll ...
HSE hopes to build knowledge over work place stress
In the hustle and bustle of the construction site, amidst the clang of hammers and the roar of machinery, mental ...