This is obviously not the industry’s finest hour ... It affects confidence and has the potential of diverting people from the real work being done to improve standards, safety, and ethical practice.

CIOB chief executive Chris Blythe backs the OFT’s decision to accuse 112 firms of bid-rigging and cover pricing.

We are convinced there is a correlation between inspection and safety standards. The recent 28% rise in construction fatalities underlines the need for more resources. A new government report recommends increasing the number of HSE inspectors in construction.

I made it my business to be on site first thing to offer support and help to the site team. Clearly this has had a deep effect. Costain’s chief executive Andrew Wyllie responds to the death of surveyor Richard Caddock, 38, who was killed while working on the M25 near Dartford.

It’s all slapdash. It is almost yobbo culture. There is no pride in what they’re doing and you are left with substandard work. Outspoken developer Eddie Shah plans to sue the ‘lazy and incompetent’ builders who worked on his Wootton Bassett development.

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