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European e-library to support public procurement

The European Commission has released a new tool for the sharing of good practice to improve the compliance and quality of public procurement across the EU.

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Scaffold inspectors prosecuted after fall from height

Two scaffold inspectors caught falsifying safety certificates have been prosecuted after a roofing worker fell through a gap between scaffolding and building, resulting in serious injuries. Stephen Harper and Garry Arnold have been sentenced to community service following the incident.

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RIBA contract administration packs available

Contracts Administration Project Packs and Pads produced by RIBA for the JCT 2016 Edition of Contracts are now available to purchase.

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Punishment needed to stamp out modern slavery

Stricter policies and harsher punishments are being urged to eliminate modern slavery from supply chains after new figures showed that over a third of businesses are flouting the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act.

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HSE launches new FFI dispute process

Disputed invoices raised under the Health and Safety Executive’s fee for intervention (FFI) cost recovery scheme are now to be considered by a fully independent panel, a new process introduced on 1 September dictates.

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Scottish clients failing on prompt payment

Only a third of Scottish public sector contracting authorities can be considered compliant with new rules designed to ensure prompt payment to their suppliers, the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group for Scotland has claimed.

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Construction firm fined after ignoring safety warnings

A Bristol based construction company will have to pay almost £150,000 after a number of risks to health and safety were identified at a site where nine timber frame town houses were being built.

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Industry invited to share views on digitisation

Legal experts and construction industry professionals are being encouraged to give their views on construction contracts and related legal issues for a major survey by the NBS. The survey is expected to shed new light on what impact the digitisation of the industry is having on the number and nature of disputes.

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Firm fined after fall from scaffolding

A construction company has been fined after a worker – who was untrained and not equipped with the appropriate safety equipment – suffered life changing injuries as a result of a fall from scaffolding.

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UK spends heavily on large procurement contracts

The UK spends almost double that of the rest of the EU combined on large procurement contracts, and much less on smaller ones, new research from the Taxpayers’ Alliance has found.

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