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Concrete firms fined £36m for cartel activity

Three concrete products firms have been hit with fines totalling more than £36m for breaking competition law by taking part in an illegal cartel.

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Call to create fair economy through procurement

Government should use public procurement more strategically to shape the wider economy, embed social value and level the playing field for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), a report from cross-party political think tank Demos urges.

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News in Brief: November 2019

Plans to establish an independent building safety regulator to oversee new and modernised regulatory regimes for building safety and construction products – developed in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire – were confirmed in October’s Queen’s Speech.

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Construction safety test staff bribed for answers

Staff at construction health and safety test centres in Cheshire, Essex and London have been caught giving answers to candidates – some of whom are believed to be working in the country illegally – in reward for bribes.

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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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