Day: December 15, 2023

Stephen BellStephen Bell, 57, was barrowing tarmac from the back of the local authority’s tipper lorry when he was struck by a farm vehicle passing the road works. Cardiff Crown Court heard how, on 18th July 2019, Mr Bell and his gang had been carrying...

ARP guttersAlumasc announced back in July that it had agreed a £10m deal to take over Aluminium Roofline Products (ARP) and Rainwater Online Holdings from Richard Muddimer. However, the deal first needed to secure the approval of the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA). Alumasc has...

BanksideThe LSE is looking to Bouygues to build a development of up to 2,000 rooms on a site behind the Tate Modern art gallery in the Bankside area of London. Linkcity, the development arm of Bouygues UK, working in consortium with Equitix, will provide investment...

Stakeholders assemble for start-of-works photo callClegg Construction has been appointed by the Inspire Education Group to design and build a three-storey reinforced concrete frame building on Peterborough College’s main campus, off Park Crescent in the town. The new block will house the college’s Centre for...

Not CB Homes' actual facilitiesCB Homes Limited was carrying out work at a site on Bunbury Lane in Alpraham when it was visited by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) on 23rd March 2023. Inspectors found that the company had failed to provide workers with...

Belfast-based start-up Nuada builds filtration machines that capture carbon dioxide from industrial off-gases, enabling emitters in heavy industry sectors to reduce their carbon footprint. It is now working with the Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA), and specifically Holcim, SCG, Cementos Argos and Cementos Molins....

covered?The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has published a risk management briefing, Personal liability of employees, explaining professional indemnity insurance (PII), when employees may be covered (and when not), what employers should do and how employees can protect themselves. PII provides financial protection in the event...

(left to right) (L to R) Ian Pitt, Ed Vereker, Ed Shuttleworth and James Bailey at Bruton Knowles' Exeter officeSetting up an Exeter office follows other recent office opening in the southwest, in Bathpool near Taunton and in Wimborne. Newly appointed head of building consultancy...

NFRC chief executive James TalmanA new survey by Glenigan for the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) reveals that just 14% of roofing contractors say they have a smooth experience gaining the retention monies that they are owed on local authority projects. For 86% there...