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Skills shortage could hit industry’s capacity to deliver, report warns

The Construction Industry Training Board warns that the construction skills shortage will lead to a widening gap between project demand and the industry’s capacity to deliver.

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Conventional procurement rejected for Highland Investment Plan

Highland Council has appointed four preferred main contractors for the first construction projects to be delivered under its Highland Investment Plan (HIP).

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Grenfell recommendation’s first annual report published

The government’s first Annual Report on the implementation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations says that 12 recommendations, including bringing government fire safety functions under the control of one department and Secretary of State, have been completed. Over 40 (70%) of the recommendations are also expected to be completed by the end of the year.

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Government cracks down on unsafe and unregulated building products

Proposals to strengthen the construction products used in buildings across the country were published in a consultation exercise yesterday (26 February) in what the government says is a crackdown on unregulated practices and weaknesses that are undermining the construction sector.

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Grounds maintenance company fined after employee killed operating ride-on lawnmower

A grounds maintenance company has been fined after an employee was killed while operating a ride-on lawnmower from which a safety-critical roll-over protection system had been removed. An HSE investigation found no suitable site-specific risk assessment had been carried out.

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Financial regulator fines former Carillion Chief Executive

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined former Carillion Chief Executive Richard Howson £237,700 for his part in misleading statements being issued by Carillion plc before it went bust.

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New community benefit proposals for onshore renewable energy developments

Communities across Scotland hope to see more investment in their areas as a result of onshore renewable energy developments  under new Scottish government proposals published this week.

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Trial dates set for Hinkley Point C prosecutions

Trial dates have been scheduled for 17th January 2028 in the prosecution of Hinkley Point C contractors following the death of a worker in November 2022. The trial at Bristol Crown Court is expected to last between four and six weeks.

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Commitment made to modernise railways in Wales

The government had made what it describes as a generational commitment to modernise Welsh railways with a pipeline of 43 projects that it says will deliver £6.3 billion in  economic benefits and support 12,000 jobs.

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Government launches Water White Paper

A chief engineer will sit inside the new water regulator that will replace OFWAT for the first time in some 20 years, says the government in a Water White Paper.

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