Tag: Firm
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Canadian toll firm hires US construction exec as CEO
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Jose Espinosa is taking the reins as president and CEO of toll highway company 407 ETR, according to a news release from the Woodbridge, Ontario-based firm. He brings to the role more than 25 years of international…
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Joinery firm fined £10,000 after surprise inspection
Abbey Joinery and Manufacture Ltd, of Whorlton Road in Middlesbrough, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. It was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £4,428 in costs by Teesside Magistrates’ Court. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Why a women-owned firm developed PPE for women
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dr. Hilary Gallin was working as an anesthesiologist and wearing protective goggles for a medical procedure that required the use of a laser, which created a hazard. The protective goggles slipped off her face, and the laser…
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Tariff fallout leads to layoffs at Massachusetts concrete firm
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Pittsfield, Massachusetts-based Unistress Corp. and its subsidiary, Berkshire Concrete Corp., are laying off 233 workers, according to a Massachusetts Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification notice filed for the week ending June 27. CEO Perri Petricca said…
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Altrad says MPs’ call to ban firm from public contracts ‘tantamount to extortion’
“There is the potential for more cases of exposure to asbestos-related disease as the amount of asbestos building board, particularly Cape Asbestolux, is removed from ourpublic and domestic buildings,” said Gartside. “Even if this involves no direct liability for Altrad, to put in place this research would be a worthy act on their part. Altrad…
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CHA Acquires California Firm FALCON Engineering Services
CHA announced today it has acquired FALCON Engineering Services, Inc. (FALCON), a California-based engineering and construction management firm with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, client-focused solutions across Southern California. Headquartered in Temecula, CA, FALCON brings a team of over 60 professionals with deep expertise in project management, construction management, and construction inspection. “FALCON is…
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Demolition firm prosecuted after worker falls 6m through roof
Lawrie (Demolition) Ltd, of Rigifa, Cove, Aberdeen, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4 of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and Section 33(1)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. It was fined £40,562.50 at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on 12 June 2025. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Contractor and roofing firm fined after worker injured in fall from height
Roofrite (Shropshire) Ltd, of Atcham Business Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, pleaded guilty to breaching three charges of Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and was fined £8,000. It was ordered to pay costs of £2,990 at a hearing at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on 19 May 2025. View the original article and our Inspiration…
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New Michigan Firm Taps East-West Execs for Leadership Team
Two longtime Detroit-area construction executives, Matt Evans and Kent Jackson, have partnered to launch Invictus Builders LLC, a new commercial construction management firm in Detroit. Owners, Evans, CEO, and Jackson, COO, have tapped Dennis Archer Jr., founder and chairman of sixteen42 ventures, and Mike VanGessel, founding member of Grand Rapids-based Rockford Construction and VanGessel Investments,…