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On site death leads to fine for lead contractor

Engineering and services company NG Bailey Limited has been fined £135,000 following the death of a worker at a hospital construction site in Aberdeen.

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Director jailed for asbestos safety breaches

A company director has been jailed for eight months after failing to protect workers from asbestos exposure at a development project in Winchester.

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Developers waiting for second staircase guidance

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) was expected to publish long-awaited technical guidance on second staircases rules as we went to press.

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New major road and rail projects policy comes into force

The Government’s new suite of planning regulations that ministers will use to determine ‘nationally significant’ road and rail projects came in for criticism during a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

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Group think must be avoided in major project delivery, says report

A report into the delivery of London’s Crossrail project has produced nine key recommendations for improving delivery of complex infrastructure schemes.

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New framework promotes AI experimentation in project delivery

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) has published a new framework which sets out how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be harnessed to boost productivity and efficiency in public project delivery.

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RAAC may be present in more buildings than thought, says Guidance

Guidance on managing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in listed buildings warns that RAAC might be unexpectedly present in more buildings than so far realised.

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Adjudication loss sees contractor in administration

Losing an adjudication with a supplier has been blamed by administrators for the failure of Newcastle based Surgo Construction Ltd.

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Mental health questions added to tender documents

Halton Borough Council is to make contractors include mental health statements in bids for construction work.

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