Standard proposed for construction product competence

Radical change is needed to ensure the competence of those supplying and using construction products following the Grenfell Tower disaster, according to a White Paper which proposes a new standard for assessing their proficiency.

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Major injunction granted to block HS2 site protests

High Speed 2 has secured an injunction from the High Court to block protesters from disrupting work to deliver the railway across the length of its route from London to Crewe via Birmingham. The court order will apply to a number of named defendants as well as to “persons unknown”.

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Probe into Gatwick station death handed to HSE

An investigation into the death of a slinger signaller on a project to redevelop Gatwick Airport train station – where Costain is the main contractor – has been handed over to the Health & Safety Executive by police.

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Contractor punished after worker takes fatal fall from roof

A roofing contractor based in the north west of England has been handed a suspended prison sentence after an employee fell from a roof ladder at a site in Burnley and died at the scene.

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Building structural safety concerns raised by engineering group

Concerns that increasing numbers of new buildings may not be structurally safe have been called to attention by a chartered engineer reporting to Cross-UK, who warns of failures to appoint sufficiently qualified engineers and a lack of appropriate design scrutiny.

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Call to avoid ‘race to the bottom’ as downturn strikes

Clients and contractors should learn lessons from the global financial crash of 2008-2012 to avoid ushering in another ‘race to the bottom’ of overly competitive bidding as a new economic downturn takes hold, according to Arcadis.

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Genoa bridge trial restarts following prior postponement

A trial in which 59 individuals are facing various charges in relation to the fatal collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa in 2018 is recommencing this week after its first hearing was postponed in July.

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Prison sentences passed for construction tax fraud

A man has been jailed and three other people handed suspended prison sentences for attempting to steal more than £260,000 in a Northern Ireland based construction tax fraud conspiracy.

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Suspended sentences and fines after fatal manhole crush

Two construction companies and two people have been sentenced after a worker was fatally injured while clearing debris from a manhole on a house building site in Boston, Lincolnshire.

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Call to consider fluctuation provisions amid spiralling costs

Greater legal safeguards may need to be considered by contractors to reduce risks caused by unexpected price hikes as material, labour and energy costs continue to rise, a construction lawyer has warned.

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