The British Safety Council has warned that the air pollution risks to the health of outside workers have been overlooked by policy makers. The safety body is now calling on employers and regulators to take these risks more seriously and has launched a campaign to...

Mace booked the highest value of orders in February after bagging the £1.65bn HS2 Euston station project in joint venture with Spanish giant Dragados. The vast project lifted Mace up through the ranks of the rolling 12-month table from 10th last month to second place...

More than 200 square metres of scaffolding collapsed in high winds on Thursday in north London. The four-storey scaffold fell on to Pond Street near the Royal Free Hospital and Hampstead Heath. A London Fire Brigade statement said: “Approximately 200 square...

Mick George has signalled it intent to grow its stabilisation division with a £500,000+ investment in a new piece of kit. The Wirtgen 250i ‘S Pack’ has been thrust straight in to action at the National Trust’s Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire where Mick George...

JSP has called on its 50 years of experience in manufacturing traffic management products to launch the new Ridgeback Speed Ramp. The highly durable new speed ramp will keep visitors and employees safe by reducing vehicle speed on site and improving safety conditions...

The main contractor on a £200m green energy power plant in Hull has been removed from the job following construction delays. Client Energy Works has confirmed its contract with M+W Group subsidiary MW High Tech Projects UK Ltd has been terminated on the Energy Works...

Mace has promoted Paul Kelly to lead and expand its strategic advisory business within the wider consultancy division. He will lead a team of 50 consultants at Mace who work with clients across the built environment and infrastructure sectors to provide strategic...

More than 60,000 experienced construction workers will no longer be able to renew their skills cards under the “Grandfather Rights” system. The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has confirmed it will be phasing out the Grandfather Rights...