All articles by Sophie Griffiths – Page 9
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NewsAsbestos campaign targets building trades
Safety campaigners say tradesmen think asbestos is a historical problem and they are not at risk
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NewsHospitals face 'huge penalties' under carbon scheme
Carbon Reduction Commitment could heavily penalise public bodies that have little scope for further energy savings
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Tories will ‘change law’ to curb HSE
An incoming Tory government may change the law to allow contractors to ban Health and Safety Executive inspectors from sites
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NewsEton Manor Olympic site gains permission
Venue will be used by swimmers to train and for the Paralympic tennis events
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NewsConstruction industry has 'third highest death rate'
Latest Health and Safety Executive figures show there were 53 fatal injuries in the sector in 2008/9
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NewsFirms and director fined after 'shocking' asbestos exposure
Building services and packaging firms punished over unsafe removal of hazardous material from Manchester site
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NewsBalfour Beatty Management boss to lead Parsons Brinckerhoff arm
Director at professional services firm to head up new company that will form after merger with UK and Europe division of American firm
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NewsGovernment needs carbon capture strategy, says ICE
Report says progress on carbon capture technology has been stalled due to lack of funding and a clear road map
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NewsCrossrail and tube revamp would boost economy by £24bn
Crossrail and overhaul of London's tube would benefit the wider UK economy, says research
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NewsAmec pays £5m after Serious Fraud Office investigation
Failure to keep accurate records forces engineering consultant to stump up £4.9m plus costs
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NewsFirst Olympics building completes
EDF has finished building electrical substation to supply energy to Olympic park and Stratford City
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NewsMarks Barfield to design Cambridge mosque
Building to be naturally lit throughout the year and heated and cooled using energy from local ground-source heat pumps
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Leeds council prepares to sue OFT firms
Leeds council has become the first public body to state that it will take action against contractors over the Office of Fair Trading’s tender malpractice inquiry
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NewsBlacklisted worker wins fight against terror injunction
Judge describes Scottish & Southern Energy's case against sacked electrician as 'fanciful bordering on paranoid'
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NewsShow me the money: filling the Construction Confederation’s £20m pensions gap
The Construction Confederation has gone bust owing its pension fund £20m. The trustees, including tax expert Liz Bridge (above), are now frantically trying to fill it before they retire
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NewsJohn Sisk wins Olympic village contract
Contractor scoops second Tier One contract to building part of 2012 athletes' village
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Flat decorated in style of Palace of Versailles
DIY buff spent 20 years redecorating tower block flat with ceiling paintings and wood carvings
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NewsBuilding collapse in Kenya kills at least one person
One fatality and dozens trapped after a building under construction collapsed in Nairobi
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins US contracts worth £273m
Series of contract wins from US military clients boosts contractor's workload
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NewsTerrorism Act may stop worker protesting at power station
Scottish and Southern Energy is seeking an injunction arguing the picketing over worker's dismissal is a threat to UK energy supply