Three quarters of UK builders under threat from ‘cowboy clients’
Three quarters of construction SMEs say ‘cowboy clients’ are hampering their business, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key [...]
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Construction Output Decreases for a Second Consecutive Quarter
ONS figures published show that construction output contracted 0.9% in the third quarter of 2017. This is a downward revision from the preliminary estimate of a 0.7% decline [...]
Chancellor must improve access to finance for small builders, says FMB
The Chancellor must take bold action in the forthcoming Budget to improve access to finance for SME builders if he wants to tackle the housing crisis, according to the [...]
Mid-UK Recycling Pleads Guilty Over “Horrific” Worker Death
A recycling company has been fined £880,000, and two people have been given suspended prison sentenced after the death of an agency worker who was drawn into machinery while [...]
Confidence suffers as civil engineering and commercial activity stalls
Construction activity rose slightly in October according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI®. Activity rose last month, pushed forward by housing activity, [...]
Sir John Parker joins Laing O’Rourke as Chairman from November 1st
Laing O’Rourke has welcomed new Chairman, Sir John Parker to the business today. With over 50 years of experience in engineering and leadership roles, Sir John combines a [...]
New construction T-Levels offer welcome boost to the sector
At a time when the construction sector is contending with acute skills shortages, the announcement from the Department for Education that it is to introduce T-Level courses, [...]
Buckingham Palace to undergo ‘essential’ £370m refurbishment
The Queen has been awarded a 66% pay rise to fund a £369m 10-year refit of Buckingham Palace, after the prime minister and chancellor agreed that an increase in the [...]
Fatalities in the workplace – just how can they be avoided?
According to recent statistics released by HSE, there were 137 workers killed at work in the UK in 2016/17. These statistics are based on a wide variety of industries, such [...]
The Shard confirms further lettings as MitieGroup PLC joins the vertical city
REM, on behalf of the building’s owners, has confirmed further office lettings totalling 39,967 sq ft at The Shard. Mitie Group PLC, the leading facilities management [...]
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