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Continued tender inflation sparks disputes warning

Tender prices in construction are continuing to surge against a backdrop of rising client demand, material price increases and reduced labour availability according to Turner & Townsend’s latest UK market intelligence report, with one lawyer warning that insolvencies and disputes are likely to follow.

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Heavy fine for Britcon after falling pile strikes worker

Contractor Britcon has been fined £570,000 for safety breaches after a worker was struck and seriously injured by a falling load from a mechanical excavator at a site in Scarborough in 2018.

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Call to replace benefit-cost ratios for infrastructure schemes

Government must overhaul the current benefit-cost ratio method of appraising major infrastructure projects and should establish a formal duty to report to Parliament for ‘intense scrutiny’ where schemes exceed cost or time ceilings during delivery, a new report urges.

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Building boss banned for negligent record keeping

The director of an Arbroath based construction business has been disqualified for seven years after failing to explain more than £700,000 worth of expenditure to tax authorities after the firm was wound up in 2019.

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Arrests made in London over modern slavery in construction

Thirteen people have been arrested in police raids in connection with the recruitment and trafficking of Romanian nationals to work as unskilled labourers on construction sites in the Kingsbury area of north London.

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Construction product verification scheme launched

A new Code for Construction Product Information and associated guidance have been published to help tackle “disingenuous” marketing practices and the provision of “misleading” information by manufacturers, which have come to light in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. One lawyer welcomed the code, but raised questions over its enforceability and emphasised a need for contractors to remain vigilant.

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Scottish hospitals inquiry gets underway

A public inquiry into the construction of major hospitals in Glasgow and Edinburgh where issues with ventilation and other key building systems have triggered patient health and wellbeing concerns began taking oral evidence this week.

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Delayed Euston decision puts HS2 programme at risk

Risk of further delays and cost escalation on High Speed 2 has been identified by the Public Accounts Committee which reported this week that it was “increasingly alarmed” about key elements of the programme. Particular concern is raised about delays to key decisions on plans for Euston station.

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First contractor sentenced under Covid spot check scheme

A construction contractor has become the first firm to be sentenced under the Health & Safety Executive's Covid safety spot check programme after multiple health and safety issues were discovered at a site in Manchester last summer.

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House builder fined after three fall from height

Major house builder St Modwen has been fined £200,000 following an incident where three contractors fell from height after a temporary stairwell cover that had been installed incorrectly for use as a working platform failed.

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