Treasury consults on private infrastructure investment

Government is seeking responses to a consultation on its approach to supporting private investment in infrastructure ahead of the UK’s likely exit from the European Investment Bank.

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Outsourcing reform urged after Interserve failure

Specialist contractors are calling for an end to the policy of letting high value contracts to outsourcers after the collapse of construction company Interserve in March.

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Firm lands large fine after fatal wall collapse

Construction firm Capstone Building has been fined £900,000 after the death of an employee who suffered head injuries when a wall collapsed on a site at Lyme Regis.

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News in Brief: April 2019

A company has been fined over £1.8m after two workers investigating a roof leak fell over 4m through a roof light and suffered serious injuries.

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Construction remains cartel target

The Brexit debacle still winds its weary way through the news and analysis pages, although nothing substantive seems to change in the original entrenched positions of our politicians. Business life continues but there are anecdotal noises from the industry that contracts aren’t being signed against the drawn out, uncertain background.

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Report deems construction procurement unsustainable

Procurement culture in the construction sector is unsustainable and could lead to more large firms collapsing and damage to supply chains, a new Audit Insight report from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has found.

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Rolled lead suppliers face cartel allegations

Three major suppliers of rolled lead to the UK construction industry are likely to face fines after the Competition & Markets Authority provisionally found that they entered into a cartel to share the market among themselves.

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CMA launches fresh construction investigation

Suspected anti-competitive arrangements in the supply of construction services in Britain are to be investigated by the Competition & Markets Authority, it has been confirmed.

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Guidance published on corruption in procurement

Government has launched a new Policy Note providing advice on the necessary procedures for tackling corruption in public procurement.

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