Day: June 8, 2022

The government is consulting on the restoration of imperial units for shopkeepers. Bishop & Taylor have their views. They also discuss telescopic ladders and the latest news on the A303 Stonehenge tunnel project. But first, tune in to learn the fastest way to net zero…...

John Spiller (left) and Steven Wenham (photo from Sussex Police)Prosecutions followed the death of 60-year-old Graham Tester at a building site in Brunswick Street West, Hove, on Friday 27th July 2018. He fell two storeys from a ladder that had been secured with only two...

Precariously positioned..Latest survey of construction purchasing managers reveals optimism diminishing and the rate of industry growth moderating. Although the industry is still growing, according to this survey series, some commentators fear that this is about to change. “The tide has turned. While the construction sector...

Founder-director Brusk Korkmaz Hercules Site Services, which suppliers labour to tier one construction contractors, listed on AIM, the alternative investment market of the London Stock Exchange, on 4th February, netting £4m for founder-director Brusk Korkmaz and £4m for the business. Unaudited results for the six...

The money is intended to support individuals at the start of their career and increase job retention. Over the course of the three-year Scottish Academy for Construction Opportunities (SACO) commission, participants will be supported in overcoming any initial challenges they may face when starting a...

Dead fish recovered from Stanground LodeThe Environment Agency said it was disappointed – it wished the fines had been higher. On 27th December 2018, a sewer owned by Anglian Water collapsed in Stanground, Peterborough. The water company called in Danaher & Walsh to provide a...

The study has been prompted by long-running concern about the inherent dangers of the pile testing method, which involves the placement and jointing of the logging tubes in piles and has resulted in several injuries in recent years The FPS has reviewed the use of...

Richard Offord, the incoming chief executiveHe succeeds Alan Robertson, who takes up a new position as chairman of the business. Alan Robertson joined VolkerWessels UK in 2008 and since then has led the growth of the group from £576m turnover in 2009 to £1,082m in...

Kevin Blunden joins Acivico as director of building consultancyThe firm has added a director of building consultancy, a director of design, construction and facilities management, and a non-executive director. Kevin Blunden joins Acivico from Harwood Building Control as director of building consultancy. He is a...

Chester-based Abbots Mead Limited was fined for poorly managing work at height while carrying out repairs to a roof and cleaning the gutters of a commercial unit in Wolverhampton. Dudley Magistrates Court heard that on 29th January 2021 ,while repairing the roof of a commercial...