Procurement – Covid-19

Network Rail settles out of court over derailment deaths

Network Rail has agreed to pay almost £1 million in out of court settlements to relatives of people who died, and others who were injured, in the Stonehaven derailment that killed three men in 2020.

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Carillion audits were ‘textbook study in failure’

Failed contractor Carillion was not subject to rigorous, comprehensive, and reliable audits in the three years leading up to its demise, which has led to fines for its auditor KPMG of a record £21 million.

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HS2 leg to Manchester scrapped to fund ‘Network North’ transport investment

The Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 has been scrapped and the £36 billion saving is to be spent on other transport projects in the north of England.

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New building safety regime comes into force

The new building safety regime came into operation this week as the secondary legislation to support the practical implementation of the Building Safety Act (BSA) came into force.

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Scottish government investment plans to fall short

The Scottish Government no longer expects to have enough money to deliver all its planned £26 billion investment in public sector infrastructure, spending watchdog Audit Scotland has warned.

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Crane company to contest triple death related HSE charges

The Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting Falcon Tower Crane Services Limited for health and safety allegations over a crane collapse that led to the deaths of three men in 2017.

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Former Carillion Chief Executive given eight year ban

Former Carillion Chief Executive Richard Howson has been banned from being a company director for eight years for his role in the collapse of the failed contractor. Court cases involving other directors will start in the week beginning 16 October.

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No decision on HS2 until end of November?

HS2 contractors and other suppliers could be left with uncertainty over the future of the project for another two months following reports that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering delays or cancellation of parts of the railway.

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Workers death leads to heavy fine

Tarmac Aggregates Limited has been fined £1,275,000 and ordered to pay £200,000 costs after pleading guilty to breaching Section 2(1) and Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

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CLC announces plan to boost industry productivity by 25%

The Construction Leadership Council has published a report containing ‘first of a kind’ analysis exploring the potential for the UK industry to transform its productivity, identifying three areas where billions of pounds of savings could be made, or additional value generated for the UK economy.

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