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 ...
Embrace tranquility with a garden room in Ipswich
Looking for more space and a new way of living but staying in your own space at home well there’s a growing trend that ...
Worker dies after being hit by excavator bucket
A North Yorkshire construction company has been fined after a worker dies after being hit by excavator bucket struck on the head and killed ...
Worlds largest excavator auction at Leeds
The auction business is lifting off in Leeds on the 11th and 8th March with the Euro Auction boasting the largest plant auction ever ...
Blue book construction workers to receive an extra £1 per Hour
Workers operating under the Blue Book agreement have accepted contractors’ offer of an extra £1 per hour cost of living increase but this does ...
Hinkley point images of nuclear reactor being moved to site emerge
Amazing images of the first nuclear reactors being moved to site in Somerset, which is the first reactor to be installed in the UK ...
Worker fell five meters while installing roof light
A worker was seriously injured after he fell from approximately five meters the firm has fined after an employee fractured his back and ribs ...
Timber and brick socks rise as housing sector slows
Brick and timber supplies are largely returning to normal after supplies chains were hit hard in the pandemic and after the crisis due to ...
Construction firm fined for un-fulshable toilet
A construction company has been taken to court and fined after it failed to provide suitable welfare facilities at a construction site in Belsize ...
Electrician died after falling from roof of building
A electrical firm has been fined £120,000 after a dad died following a fall from the roof of a building site after work was ...
Plumber jailed for illegal gas work
A plumber has been jailed after carrying out illegal gas installation on 81 year old's property after she believed he was gas safe. Christopher ...
Companies fined after site had multiple HSE failings
Two companies have been fined £20,000 for a catalogue of health and safety failings at former bank being converted at building site inLondon Road Alderley ...
Construction buyers see brighter days ahead
With new build taking the biggest hit according to he latest bellwether S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index but buyers insist that despite ...
CITB industry forecast says 251,500 extra construction workers needed
The construction industry has taken a bit of a battering over the last six months, but maybe green shoots pave ...
CITB sitting on 100m of funding
CITB has a glut of funding despite an ongoing skills crisis CITB chiefs said the accumulation of funds was due ...
Lack of managers and skills hindering infrastructure capacity
A report from Public Accounts Committee (PAC) highlights a lack of skills for construction managers as competition from larger over ...
Robotic Ai solution to revolutionise tunneling
A new tunnelling an civils Ai robot has been developed by a consortium of mechanical and civil engineering innovators, including ...
Worker fell through roof and broke back firm fined
A 24 year old worker fell through a fragile roof and suffered serious injuries the company from Manchester has been ...
Double glazing boss avoids jail after worker died
A worker died while trying to retrieve a large toughened glass panel, the Croydon-based double glazing boss has avoided an ...
Construction buyers see fastest growth for 14 months
Anyone who works in construction over the last six months realises that inflation costs and other pressures have lead to ...
Carpenter killed by roofing panels in high winds
A carpenter has died after he was struck by spandrel panels in high winds the carpentry contractor has been fined ...
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 ...
