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HS2 introduces standard pre-qualification system

Four of High Speed 2’s biggest contractors will introduce a standardised pre-qualification system for subcontractors in an effort to streamline the procurement process, reduce costs and boost productivity, it has been announced.

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Director jailed after fatal excavator incident

Construction company Front Row Builders’ sole director Robert Harvey has been jailed after an excavator bucket that he was operating crushed an employee to death.

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Retentions bill fails to progress in Parliament

A Private Member’s Bill proposing to safeguard construction suppliers’ cash retentions through the establishment of retention deposit schemes will make no further progress.

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CECA publishes new Dayworks Schedules

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has published a new version of its standard industry contract for the construction of infrastructure schemes – the Schedules of Dayworks Carried out Incidental to Contract Work.

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Industry training pilots target better procurement

Improved procurement practices and major efficiency savings are set to be achieved across four training schemes being piloted by the Construction Industry Training Board, construction employers and other industry bodies.

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Materials firm fined over maintenance death

Construction materials supplier Cemex UK Operations has been fined £1m after a worker suffered fatal injuries at a site in Scotland.

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European funding bank signs FIDIC contracts agreement

International funding organisation the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed a major agreement with FIDIC to use nine of its standard contracts over the next five years.

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Call to embrace the early warning system

Embracing the early warning system (EWS) approach could help to produce fit for purpose risk management in the construction sector, argues guest editor Stephen Woodward in the October issue of Construction Law, which published this week.

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Legal action to launch over Hackney building defects

Hackney Council will take legal action against housing contractor Willmott Dixon after a series of construction defects were discovered at a residential building in the London borough.

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Cost reporting standard to aid dispute resolution

A new international cost reporting standard for the construction sector has been published to improve financial management, with dispute resolution work and valuation of liabilities among the key applications.

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