Four injured after partially built floor collapsesA London contractor has been fined £50,000 after four men were injured – two seriously – when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works.
Aryn Stones Ltd had been contracted to build a new domestic property in Hampstead. On 31 May 2022, remedial works were being carried out on a partially built beam-and-block floor, when it…
Careys directors sacked after £4m job-loss showdownTwo former Careys directors have won an unfair dismissal case after being sacked on the spot when it was revealed a job they were helping to run was set to lose £4m.
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that their sacking was unfair on technical grounds but denied them compensation because of a “100% chance” they would have been dismissed if…
Danny Sullivan Group hits back over HS2 allegationsLabour supply giant Danny Sullivan Group said it is “fully compliant with all tax obligations” amid allegations of incorrect worker classification on HS2.
The dispute was raised in Parliament this week when Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said an HMRC investigation was underway following an internal HS2 probe into labour supplied to…
Bid race takes off for £500m MAG airport small works dealAirport operator MAG has kicked off the hunt for firms to deliver a major new construction framework covering small to medium-sized projects across its airports in Manchester, East Midlands, and Stansted.
The eight-year deal, worth up to £500m, will cover building, civils, and MEP works with frameworks awarded by lot and capped at £5m…
10-Year Infrastructure Strategy publishedThe government has published its much-heralded 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy.
It sets out a long-term plan for how the government will invest in infrastructure and ensure that “funding is spent effectively and efficiently, marking a new approach to how projects are planned and delivered.”
You can read the full 106-page document here.
A pipeline of…
Competition watchdog turns attention to civil engineeringWatchdogs at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have launched a new “market study” into the design, planning and delivery of road and railway infrastructure across the country.
The study will examine opportunities to improve how the public sector and civil engineers work together.
It is likely to result in recommendations to…
Korean firm buys part built Hackney job from failed Elements EuropeThe joint administrators of Elements Europe have sold the company’s stalled site in Hackney east London to Korean-owned GS E&C Corp.
Offsite construction specialist Elements Europe went into administration earlier this month after moving into main contracting alongside its core skills of room modules and bathroom pods.
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Mark Wild radical reset plan to rescue HS2The Government has revealed HS2 chief executive Mark Wild’s reset plan to rescue the troubled rail megaproject.
In a blunt letter to transport secretary Heidi Alexander, Wild said a “comprehensive reset” was now essential to deliver the railway on a credible timescale and within a realistic budget.
The letter sent at the end of March but published…
Lords launch inquiry into Building Safety Regulator delaysThe House of Lords has launched an inquiry into complaints about construction delays caused by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Contractors have been up-in-arms for months over backlogs in the approval process for new high rise building projects.
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has issued a call for evidence wit…
HS2 supply chain fraud claims spark ministerial probeTransport Secretary Heidi Alexander has promised a fundamental one-year reset for HS2 after admitting to Parliament that there was no way presently to deliver the project on schedule and to budget.
She slammed a litany of failures for wasting billions on the project, blaming bad management, constant changes and ineffective contracts with t…