Category: News
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Suspended sentence for roofer after father of three falls from scaffold
Hooper, of Brook Road, Cullompton, Devon, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. At Exeter Magistrates’ Court on 6 February 2025, he was sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work in the community. He was also ordered to pay…
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Sir John Parker to step down as Laing O’Rourke chair
Cathal O’Rourke commented: “Sir John has had an impressive career, and he is leaving an important legacy here at Laing O’Rourke. I am looking forward to working more closely with our founder, my father Ray O’Rourke, as he steps into this role as our chair.” View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Balfour appoints new leadership to focus on ‘core’ UK markets
Balfour Beatty has appointed three executive committee group sector leads to focus on the group’s “core” UK growth markets, including energy, defence and transportation. Steve Tarr, who currently serves as divisional CEO of Balfour Beatty’s power transmission and distribution, rail and Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick businesses, has been appointed to be the group sector lead for…
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Machine operator saved by defibrillator at Wates prison site
“I firmly believe that having defibrillators on construction sites across the country could save countless lives in a critical situation. Without the quick thinking of [my lifelong friend] Colin, the staff at Wates, and immediate access to a defibrillator, I wouldn’t be here today. I died for 16 minutes on site, far from my family,…
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Skanska to join McAlpine on £1.25bn Port Talbot art furnace project
Tata Steel UK’s head of project engineering, Dave Murray, added: “This £1.25bn investment in low CO2 steelmaking is the biggest commitment the UK steel industry has seen in generations. It is critical that it is delivered on specification, on time and on budget, so it is important for us to choose the very best industrial…
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Grenfell Tower to be taken down, government confirms
“Taking the engineering advice into account, the deputy prime minister concluded that it would not be fair to keep some floors of the building that are significant to some families, whilst not being able to do so for others and knowing that, for some, this would be deeply upsetting,” said the government in its update…
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Four weeks left to enter Digital Construction Awards
New categories have been added to the 13 that featured at the 2024 Awards. These include Digital Team of the Year, which recognises the team driving digital transformation and/or information management best practice within their business. Also new is Best Use of AI. And the Design Innovation category recognises the best use of digital technology…
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Awaab’s Law to come into force in October
Richard Blakeway, Housing Ombudsman, said: “We have seen some progress two years after the inquest into Awaab Ishak’s death. We can see landlords investing more into repairs, using new technology and changing the culture of housing management. Those landlords should be recognised for the steps they have taken to make homes better in this vital…
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Kier to build replacement for Scotland’s largest Victorian prison
Rebecca Boundy, public sector director at Kier Construction, said: “Using the latest techniques and modern methods of construction, we will harness the very best of our team’s significant experience in the justice sector to provide a high-quality, more efficient prison for Scotland which has rehabilitation at its core.” View the original article and our Inspiration…
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Balfour JV can resume groundworks after HS2 and EA resolve dispute
The Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) joint venture can continue earthworks at two HS2 sites in Warwickshire after the high-speed railway company and the Environment Agency (EA) resolved a lengthy dispute through arbitration. Freedom of Information requests sent by CM to HS2 and the EA confirm that the public bodies have settled the case and don’t…