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 a tragic accident. Liam ...
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 industry activity during March ...
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 saws which are reviewed ...
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 roads following recent government ...
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 and beginning of 2024, ...
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. Alistair Hutton was working ...
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 in his first few ...
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 onto the roof. The ...
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 flash burnt his arms ...
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 injuries in hospital but ...
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 ...
Tunnel breakthrough TBM under river Tees (Video)
The tunnel boring machine made a breakthrough for Farrans on its mammoth 57km Project Pipeline for Northumbrian Water which completed ...
Untrained worker suffers electrical burns from live cable
In a horrific accident a worker who was untrained in electrical works suffered burns to his face and body after ...
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 ...
