Jan 17, 2019 | NEWS
A company backed by billionaire Warren Buffett is planning to boost construction insurance capacity in the UK. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced it is expanding into the construction and property markets in the UK and Ireland. Contractors are...
Jan 17, 2019 | NEWS
Self-employed construction workers in the West Midlands have seen their average weekly pay rates break through the £1,000-a-week barrier. December data from workplace audit and CIS specialist Hudson Contract saw average weekly pay rates in the West Midlands of £1,023...
Jan 17, 2019 | NEWS
Peveril Securities and its joint venture partner Sladen Estates has got the planning green light for a landmark city centre development in Nottingham. The planned 277,000 sq ft Unity Square building will become HMRC’s latest regional hub and will be the most...
Jan 17, 2019 | NEWS
Darlington Borough Council has been sentenced after a self-employed labourer was injured when a pack of roof trusses fell on him. Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 5 October 2017, a self-employed labourer was working for two self-employed bricklayers...
Jan 17, 2019 | NEWS
A year on from the collapse of Carillion, construction companies are facing even greater market pressures of rising costs and falling demand, warn costs consultants at Turner & Townsend.A year on from the collapse of Carillion, construction companies are facing...
