All articles by Sophie Griffiths – Page 26
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NewsHSE fines engineer £5,000 for failing to repair roof
DG Engineering pleaded guilty to two charges under health and safety legislation
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NewsNottingham housebuilder fined £10,000 after site fall
Wynbrook pleads guilty to breach of Health and Safety Act after electrician fell 2.5m in metal cage
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NewsKier picked for £55m Sheffield services contract
Kier is named preferred bidder on contract supplying property and facilities management services to city council.
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NewsConstruction workloads continue to fall
Fifty-six per cent of surveyors report a drop in work, while 45% anticipate making job cuts
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NewsNoel Edmonds sues former pals after property venture goes sour
TV presenter alleges couple breached agreement over development project at his Devon country home
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NewsFive killed on South African construction site
Preliminary investigations suggest site of trench collapse may not have been officially registered
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NewsTwo workers killed on Spanish construction site
Health and safety investigation is launched into fatal concrete collapse in Aragon
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NewsMJ Gleeson reports £24m half-year loss as 60% of staff cut
Urban regeneration specialist announces gloomy interim results in housing market 'worst in living memory'
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NewsPublic work boosts Kier construction division
Half-year results show 43% fall in group profit but construction division bucks the trend with 21% rise
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NewsBarratt posts £592m loss and cuts 29% of staff
Housebuilder cut staff by 29% over last six months of 2008 during an 'intensely difficult' period
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NewsHSE tosses pancakes for fun
Chief Inspector for construction Stephen Williams flips pancakes to prove HSE isn't a curmudgeon
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NewsConstruction Act amendments due today
Most controversial measure would force contractors to prove they can pay subcontractors or risk them walking off site
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NewsHSE targets developers in safety drive
Smaller firms are often unaware of legal duties, warns safety body as it launches new campaign
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NewsConstruction industry hires more apprentices
Government figures show that 30% of firms are employing more apprentices to help through downturn
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NewsBlackwall tunnel dispute ends with £10.3m payout
M&E contractor pays Fitzpatrick for losses owing to delay
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NewsBoris kick-starts Apprenticeship Week
Mayor of London says GLA is well on its way to providing over 3000 apprenticeships over next three years
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NewsHefty fine follows fall from unsafe scaffolding
Partners of Birkenhead building firm put lives at risk by having untrained worker erect scaffolding
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NewsHealthcare consultant creates web-based design tool
Online Stakeholder Update allows clients to amend project data online
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £10m of healthcare work in Yorkshire
Balfour Beatty ProCure21, Space Group and Mansell hired for ward refurbishment and minor works programme
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NewsEastern Europe hit hard by downturn
Report says recession in the region will be more severe than elsewhere because of economic imbalances