Tag: Edinburgh
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Falcon unfairly sacked crane operator following Edinburgh jib collapse
An employment tribunal has found that Falcon unfairly dismissed a crane operator following the collapse of a crane at a construction site in Edinburgh two years ago. The crane operator, referred to as G Shields, has been awarded more than £29,000 after the tribunal concluded his dismissal had been “substantively unfair” and there hadn’t been…
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Video | How Balfour is restoring Edinburgh’s historic North Bridge
Balfour Beatty is refurbishing Edinburgh’s Grade A-listed North Bridge. The 160m-long structure was built between 1894 and 1897 by Sir William Arrol & Co, the same company that constructed the Forth Bridge. Balfour Beatty’s restoration project includes: Structural steelwork repairs Grit blasting and repainting of the structural steelwork Repairs to the cast iron facades Repairs…