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Government energy boost gets flat welcome

Plans to scale up affordable, clean, homegrown power and build thriving green industries in Britain have been unveiled by the government, but have failed to provoke much enthusiastic response.

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Manufacturers told to pay share of post Grenfell remedial costs

Secretary of State for Housing, Levelling Up and Communities Michael Gove has increased pressure on manufacturers to pay their share of cladding remediation work.

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HS2 contractual changes will add to costs, NAO warns

Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs and potentially even higher spending, government spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.

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Firm fined £2.3M after pipeline leak

A pipeline contractor has been given one of the biggest fines ever for Health and Safety breaches after a two week trial. Exolum Pipeline Systems were fined £2.3 million after pleading not guilty to charges relating to exposing workers to serious danger.

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Infrastructure delivery needs speeding up

Rarely has the need for speed in increasing investment in the UK’s infrastructure been more evident, but prevarication and delay seems to be the order of the day. That is the clear message from the latest review of infrastructure progress – or the lack of it – made by government in the past year from its independent adviser the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).

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Wall collapse causes life changing injuries

A property owner has been given a 12-month community order and ordered to undertake 80 hours of unpaid work after a worker sustained life-changing injuries when a wall collapsed on him.

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Blacklisting case settled out of court

A group of construction companies has settled a lawsuit brought by an electrician who claimed victory at the High Court in his case that he was blacklisted from working on Crossrail because of trade union activity.

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Government opens consultation on infrastructure levy plans

Government consultation has been opened on reform of the community infrastructure levy and section 106 contributions that developers make to councils in return for planning permissions.

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Water companies slammed for infrastructure under-investment

Under-investment in water infrastructure over the years since privatisation of the UK industry has been slammed in a wide ranging and hard hitting House of Lords committee report.

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Cartel companies fined almost £60 million

Fines totalling almost £60 million for illegally colluding to rig bids for demolition and asbestos removal contracts have been levied on 10 contractors by the Competition and Markets Authority, and three directors have been disqualified.

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