Category: News
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Tata Steel fined £1.5m after ‘basic’ H&S failures that led to contractor’s death
Tata Steel has been fined £1.5m following the death of a contractor at its Port Talbot steelworks plant on 25 September 2019. Forty-four-year-old Justin Day was working at the steel manufacturer’s site in South Wales when he was crushed to death by a piece of machinery. On the day of the accident, a hydraulic leak…
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Bristol City Council is looking for a Senior Building Safety Manager to drive resident safety
Bristol City Council has announced an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional to take on the role of Senior Building Safety Manager, based in Bristol. The full-time, permanent position plays a pivotal part in ensuring the safety of high-rise, multi-occupied residential buildings across the city. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Firms that pay suppliers late could be fined millions under new laws
“Late payments have plagued the sector for too long, causing significant cashflow challenges, hindering growth, and in many cases, forcing businesses to shut up shop. Over the past decade, construction firms have accounted for approximately 18% of total insolvencies in England and Wales, whilst accounting for less than 15% of companies. View the original article…
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Balfour and Morgan Sindall among five picked for £8bn National Grid partnership
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Alice Delahunty, president of National Grid Electricity Transmission, said: “Our ETP marks a bold shift in how we deliver vital electricity infrastructure. By adopting a regional, long-term approach, we’re giving our supply chain the certainty to invest in people, skills and innovation. It’s a key step in turning our RIIO-T3 investment ambitions into action and…
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Balfour and Morgan Sindall among five picked for £8bn National Grid partnership
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Alice Delahunty, president of National Grid Electricity Transmission, said: “Our ETP marks a bold shift in how we deliver vital electricity infrastructure. By adopting a regional, long-term approach, we’re giving our supply chain the certainty to invest in people, skills and innovation. It’s a key step in turning our RIIO-T3 investment ambitions into action and…
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Government reveals how Deconstruct will take down Grenfell Tower
“The government is committed to ensuring that all work at the Grenfell Tower site is carried out to the highest standards. We will continue to ensure all work at the site respects the significance of the building, is considerate, trauma aware and minimises disruption for those living, studying and working nearby.” View the original article…
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Council takes ‘critical action’ to reduce planning backlog
Councillor Mike Rigby, portfolio holder for economic development, planning and transportation, said: “This is an incredibly complex problem to solve, and we recognise that this critical action will impact on our residents. But it is necessary to bring work in progress down to a more manageable and sustainable standard and to make Somerset’s planning service a…
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Chartered company hands over barracks to Army explosives unit
CIOB chartered company Henry Brothers has handed over new specialist facilities in Nuneaton to a British Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit. The newly-built Gamecock Barracks for the Nuneaton EOD Troop includes an office building, a garage, a secure store and a training area. Henry Brothers was subcontracted by Vivo, a joint venture between Equans…
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Developer and director sentenced over fire safety failings in seafront flats
An Essex developer has been fined £40,000 and its director given a 12-month community order after failing to fix serious fire safety breaches at a seafront apartment block in Felixstowe, Suffolk. Dragon Wood Homes Ltd was served an enforcement notice in relation to Cliff House in Chevalier Road, a former hotel converted into luxury residential…
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In pictures | HS2 lifts 880t tunnel boring machine after 5km journey
Photos released by HS2 show how contractors lifted a giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) using a gantry on Saturday (26 July) following the completion of its 5.5km journey across west London. The TBM was lifted using a gantry crane (Image: HS2) The 880-tonne TBM with a 9.11m diameter cutterhead excavated 775,000 tonnes of London Clay…