Category: News
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Trial against four firms over care home fire collapses
Alex Waller, chief fire officer, said: “Following extensive legal submissions heard over the first two days of the trial, unfortunately, it became clear this morning (7 May) that there would be no realistic prospect of securing convictions. After carefully considering legal advice, regrettably we have taken the very difficult decision to withdraw our prosecution case…
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ASCE honors 2025 distinguished engineer members
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently announced its 2025 class of Distinguished Members, which is the highest honor the Society can bestow upon a member. This year’s class includes 11 of ASCE’s most distinguished and active members who have made significant contributions to civil engineering throughout their careers. Of ASCE’s more than 160,000 active…
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Falcon unfairly sacked crane operator following Edinburgh jib collapse
An employment tribunal has found that Falcon unfairly dismissed a crane operator following the collapse of a crane at a construction site in Edinburgh two years ago. The crane operator, referred to as G Shields, has been awarded more than £29,000 after the tribunal concluded his dismissal had been “substantively unfair” and there hadn’t been…
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Chartered company steps in to pick up marooned project
To begin with, it moved the project onto a construction management contract. To ensure continuity, save time and reduce the risk to the budget, it employed the Midas onsite team and through retendering and use of modern methods of construction (MMC) – modular offsite bathroom pods and integrated wall panelling – a selection of apartments…
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Arizona Builders Alliance selects Jacob’s Hope for pro-bono project
Arizona Builders Alliance (ABA), the state’s leading construction industry association, announces Jacob’s Hope as the recipient of its annual Community Service Project. The ABA will provide free construction and renovation services to support the nonprofit’s mission. Jacob’s Hope, a Mesa-based nonprofit, is a specialty care nursery providing 24-hour medical care to substance-exposed newborns and prenatal support to expectant…
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Track trolley runs away after worker deactivates automatic brake system
As a result of its investigation, RAIB has identified two “learning points”. These are the importance of staff not rendering the braking system ineffective when working with trolleys of this type; and the importance of controllers of site safety accompanying work groups to personally observe and advise them. View the original article and our Inspiration…
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Corruption in construction: prison sentences for six over bribery, fraud
Six people, including three construction bosses and two former employees at energy company E.ON, have been sentenced for their involvement in a criminal conspiracy linked to a major housing development in East Devon. A statement from Devon & Cornwall Police said the ex-E.ON employees were found to have accepted bribes, including cash, fancy hotel rooms…
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Georgia Restaurant Association unveils new brand identity
The Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA) is embarking on a rebranding initiative with Street Studio Creative. This strategic collaboration was designed to refresh and realign GRA’s brand identity with its mission—to be the trusted source where hospitality owners and operators gain a competitive edge to grow their businesses and strengthen the hospitality industry in Georgia. The…
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Hackitt on competence standard: ‘We should have reached this point sooner’
Addressing the Engineering Council, Hackitt said: “I will be very keen to hear more about the next stages you’ve mapped out, which will need to include driving the individual institutions who have been licenced to award this qualification in raising awareness among their members, not just of the existence of this new qualification, but driving…
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Three arrests in Mace data centre bribery investigation
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a multi-million pound international bribery investigation, centred on Blu-3 and former associates of Mace. The SFO said individuals at infrastructure provider Blu-3 are suspected of paying over £3m of bribes to former associates of Mace Group in relation to the construction of a data centre in the Netherlands…