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Company fined after fatal fall through asbestos roof

A construction firm has been sentenced after an employee was fatally injured when he fell six metres through a fragile roof while working on a project in Liverpool. The project's client was previously fined for the same incident last year.

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Cladding manufacturers now told to pay into remediation fund

Michael Gove has extended threats of commercial restrictions and legal consequences to cladding and insulation manufacturers unless they agree to help pay for the remediation of unsafe products on residential blocks.

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Fresh claims to arise as project delays double since pandemic

Industry continues to weather a storm of claims and disputes in the aftermath of Covid related disruption to projects, lawyers have indicated after research found that delays to large scale schemes doubled in length during the pandemic.

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Danish-German tunnel works pause for lawsuit

A temporary halt on dredging work for the German side of the sub-sea Fehmarnbelt tunnel to Denmark has been agreed following a court application by activists concerned over the destruction of protected reef habitats.

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Sentences given for safety failings on Irvine housing site

A construction company has been fined and its director disqualified for two years after multiple health and safety failings, giving rise to significant risk, were discovered on a house building site in Irvine, Scotland.

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MPs to scrutinise government action on unsafe cladding

Government announcements on building safety which included a move to make developers pay for the replacement of unsafe cladding on medium rise residential blocks are to be scrutinised by a committee of MPs.

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Watchdog extends probe into Babcock audits

An investigation into audits of engineering services company Babcock International’s finances by PwC has been extended by the Financial Reporting Council.

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Proposals tabled to prevent two tier building safety system

Local authorities are urging MPs to back proposed amendments to the Building Safety Bill which aim to prevent creation of a ‘two tier’ system where buildings below 18m will face less rigorous safety regulations than high rise buildings.

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Construction worker dies after falling from tower

A construction company has been fined after an employee died as a result of falling from a mobile tower; safety was compromised due to the tower being configured incorrectly.

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Housing and infrastructure projects face biodiversity mandate

Proposals on how to implement a forthcoming mandate which will require new housing and infrastructure developments to deliver a biodiversity net gain have been set out for public consultation.

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