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McLaughlin & Harvey seeks subbies for Abertay project
McLaughlin & Harvey is hosting an event for subcontractors to discuss opportunities on a project it is carrying out at Abertay University.McLaughlin & Harvey is hosting an event for subcontractors to discuss opportunities on a project it is carrying out at Abertay...
Midlothian agrees plan for new primary school
Councillors in Midlothian have approved a project to build a new primary school in Easthouses to support the development of more 1,200 new homes.Councillors in Midlothian have approved a project to build a new primary school in Easthouses to support the development of...
WYG profit warning sees share price crash 40%
Consultant WYG issued a profit warning on Wednesday afternoon which sent its share price tumbling by more than 40%. WYG said the UK market was being hit by economic uncertainty leading to delays and deferrals across the public and private sectors. The hold-ups mean...
Union demands death benefits for all construction workers
Unite leaders are launching a campaign calling for all construction workers to be covered by death benefits in case of a site fatality. The union wants to workers covered regardless of their employment status or where their employer sits in the supply chain. Industry...
Bouygues paid £21m not to build Garden Bridge
Contractors chosen to build the ill-fated Garden Bridge were paid £21.4m before the project was finally binned. Figures released by Transport for London details payments to the Bouygues Travaux Publics and Cimolai SpA – Joint Venture (JV). Consultant Arup was...
Cancelled Garden Bridge project cost £53.5m
Nearly £53.5m was spent on the Garden Bridge project before it was scrapped, it has been revealed. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/projects/cancelled-garden-bridge-project-cost-535m/10039973.article
Worker dies after fall at Edinburgh site
A worker has died following a fall from the roof of a hotel renovation in Edinburgh. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/best-practice/health-and-safety/worker-dies-after-fall-at-edinburgh-site/10039963.article
Drop in civils workloads ‘comes as a shock’
Civils contractors experienced a drop in their workloads in the last quarter of 2018, according to a survey by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA). source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/data/drop-in-civils-workloads-comes-as-a-shock/10039964.article
Scaffold collapse on school misses kids by metres
A Cardiff contractor has been fined after scaffolding it had erected collapsed onto a neighbouring primary school. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard Swain Scaffolding Limited had erected scaffolding 7m high and 8m long at the gable end of a residential property in...
Scottish civil contractors see no light at the end of the tunnel
Workloads for Scottish civil engineering contractors are now at their lowest in nine years, according to a new survey. Workloads for Scottish civil engineering contractors are now at their lowest in nine years, according to a new survey. Read Full Article: The...
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