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Learning the hard way that construction sites are not playgrounds
A contractor has been fined £160,000 after children were able to climb a scaffold on one of its sites – one boy fell and suffered life-changing injuries.A contractor has been fined £160,000 after children were able to climb a scaffold on one of its sites –...
Aberdeenshire delays decision on Trump housing scheme
Consideration of a planning application by Trump International Golf Links for 550 homes in Aberdeenshire will be delayed until later in the year to allow time for new information to be assessed.Consideration of a planning application by Trump International Golf Links...
Boy, 12, falls from scaffold ladder on poorly guarded site
Contractor Westdale Services Limited has been fined £160,000 after a 12-year-old boy slipped off a scaffold ladder on an inadequately guarded site. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 6 May 2017, two boys were able to climb the rungs of a ladder within...
Moray Council sets out £8m road maintenance plan
Moray Council has set out a spending plan that allocates more than £8m for road maintenance over the next 12 months.Moray Council has set out a spending plan that allocates more than £8m for road maintenance over the next 12 months.Read Full Article: The...
Tarmac provides high-vis maternity PPE
Tarmac is providing pregnant employees with specialist maternity protective clothing to support them continuing to work safely.Tarmac is providing pregnant employees with specialist maternity protective clothing to support them continuing to work safely.Read Full...
Job losses ahead as Galliford Try scales back on construction
Galliford Try has launched a strategic review of its loss-making construction business to reign in its market exposure.Galliford Try has launched a strategic review of its loss-making construction business to reign in its market exposure.Read Full Article: The...
Galliford Try profit warning sparks construction arm review
Galliford Try is undertaking a strategic review of its construction business after issuing a fresh profit warning this morning. The firm said it aimed to reduce the size of the construction business, as it focused on key strengths in markets with sustainable prospects...
Morgan Sindall boosts north west leadership team
Morgan Sindall Construction has strengthened its North West leadership team with new area directors for Liverpool and Manchester. Industry veteran Shaun Jones will run Manchester operations bringing over 30 years experience mostly working in the region. Jones joined...
Walter Lilly wins £55m London medical HQ project
The specialist building arm of the Renew Group, Walter Lilly has secured a pre-construction services agreement for a £55m headquarters project for the London Institute of Medical Sciences. Hawkins Brown designed building project in London’s Shepherd’s Bush was...
Autumn start for Mount Anvil’s largest ever scheme
London developer Mount Anvil, in partnership with ExCeL London, has secured planning for phases two and three of its Royal Docks development in East London. The 800-home scheme located on the Western Gateway of the dock adjoins phase one, known as Royal Docks West – a...
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