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Network Rail maintenance cuts to raise accident risk

Leaked documents relating to an internal presentation by Network Rail reveal that the company will not be able to operate, maintain and renew the UK’s rail network at current levels during the next five year funding period. The risk of delays and accidents will increase as a result of reduced maintenance budgets.

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Jail sentence after man dies in roof fall

A man has been jailed after a worker fell from the roof of a commercial property in North London and died a week later. Patrick McCarthy was given a 14-month custodial sentence after the death of Mr Andrei-Ionel Hutanu in 2019.

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Survey provides positive supply chain outlook

Improving supplies of construction products and materials with fewer logistical bottlenecks - a major cause of recent contractual stress - and a moderate rise in new orders are behind the industry’s stronger performance in the S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI for March.

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Council claims £40 million over retirement home fire

Details of a £40 million claim made by Cheshire East Borough Council against five companies that it holds responsible for a fire that destroyed a retirement home have emerged from an application to the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) over a proposed replacement expert witness.

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Civil settlement reached with Grenfell victims

Three firms that manufactured combustible cladding used on the Grenfell tower have reached a financial settlement with over 900 of the people affected by the fire in which 72 died.

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Consultation broadens on Transport Scotland contracts

Transport Scotland has opened a consultation with roads industry suppliers on updating contracts for the Tomatin to Loy section of the A9 dialling project following abandonment of the previous procurement when only a single bid was submitted.

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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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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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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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News in Brief – April 2023

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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