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Grenfell Inquiry hears of “culture of neglect” at council

Kensington & Chelsea Council failed to prioritise fire safety in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower and its focus on cutting costs contributed to the extent of the fatal disaster at the residential block in 2017, the inquiry into the blaze has heard.

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£500,000 fine levied after fall from height

A company has been fined over £500,000 after an agency worker suffered multiple injuries in a fall from height at a factory manufacturing turbine blades in Hull.

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News in Brief: 1 April 2021

New planning rules allowing unused commercial buildings to be more easily converted into homes have come into force this week. The changes mean that conversions can be delivered through a ‘prior approval’ process rather than a full planning application.

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Risk of huge bill on expiring PFI contracts

Large sums of taxpayer’s money risk being wasted as a wave of Private Finance Initiative contracts expire without careful management by the public sector, the Public Accounts Committee has warned in a new report.

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Skills plan to cull self-employment in construction

New government mandates on direct employment could be introduced in construction within the next four years under a skills strategy published by the Construction Leadership Council.

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Bechtel loses court challenge over HS2 station contract

High Speed 2 has successfully defended a major High Court procurement challenge brought by Bechtel after the contractor failed in its bid for the £1.3Bn construction partner contract to deliver Old Oak Common station.

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News in Brief: April 2021

Mrs Justice Finola O’Farrell has taken over as the new Judge in Charge of the Technology & Construction Court (TCC).

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Government to take charge in Liverpool after building contract concerns

Government is proposing to take over parts of Liverpool City Council following reports of misconduct in the authority’s planning, highways, regeneration and property management functions, including the awarding of “dubious contracts” and “an overall environment of intimidation”.

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Multiplex fails in bid to sue design firm over 100 Bishopsgate losses

An attempt by 100 Bishopsgate main contractor Multiplex to sue the insurer of a design checking consultancy – in liquidation – over losses suffered on the project has failed following a ruling in the Technology & Construction Court.

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Kingspan boss denies political lobbying over combustible products

A former Kingspan boss has denied that his attendance at a Palace of Westminster dinner alongside two other senior staff from the firm was intended to gain “political support” for a campaign to avoid a ban on combustible construction products.

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