Keller snaps up £62m problem warehouse
Piling specialist Keller has bought a £62m warehouse that has been the subject of a long-running contract dispute.
View ArticleConstruction disputes declining, says Arcadis report
The value of UK construction disputes has fallen by 12 per cent in a year in response to financial pressures faced by contractors and courts.
View ArticleContractor wins £207,000 court battle with Mersey Gateway JV
A groundworks contractor has won an enforcement claim for £207,000 from the joint venture building the Mersey Gateway Bridge.
View ArticleHinkley backer faces US espionage charges
China General Nuclear, a backer of Hinkley Point C, is facing nuclear espionage charges in the United States.
View ArticleSweett Group admits to bribery offence
Sweett Group has said it expects to be prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office after admitting to a bribery offence.
View ArticleContractors must prove no modern slavery
Contractors will be challenged to prove they are not using illegal or slave workers after the Considerate Constructors Scheme issued a new checklist.
View ArticleFirms fined after explosion on House of Lords site
Two construction firms have been fined £90,000 after two workers suffered serious burns when they cut into a live electrical cable on a House of Lords site.
View ArticleCemex fined £700,000 after scaffolder death
Cemex UK has been fined £700,000 following the death of a scaffolder who was struck by falling debris from a tower just two weeks before his wedding.
View ArticleBoris taken to court over Norton Folgate
Heritage campaigners have mounted a legal challenge to Boris Johnson’s decision to call in controversial plans to overhaul British Land’s Norton Folgate area in east London.
View ArticleHundreds of construction workers face deportation
More than 250 construction workers face deportation as part of a Home Office crackdown on illegal immigrants working in ‘risk’ industries.
View ArticleBalfour Beatty fined £1m for road worker death
Balfour Beatty has been fined £1m following the death of a road worker in 2012.
View ArticleBogus construction firms ordered into liquidation
Fifteen fraudulent construction and civil engineering companies, with combined sales of £50m and assets of £8.4m, have been ordered into liquidation.
View ArticleBalfour loses court case over disputed payment
A High Court judge has ruled that Balfour Beatty was not entitled to a £23m interim payment it claimed on a hotel and leisure development in North Greenwich.
View ArticleBabcock Rail fined £400k after worker injured
Babcock Rail has been fined £400,000 for its role in a 2013 incident which left a worker with leg, abdomen and back injuries.
View ArticleBlacklisted workers share £5.6m compensation
Construction workers union Ucatt hailed the “first significant milestone” in its battle for justice for blacklisted workers after agreeing a multi-million-pound payout from some of the biggest firms in...
View ArticleSweett Group awaits fine over SFO bribery probe
Sweett Group will today discover the size of the fine it has to pay after a Serious Fraud Office investigation uncovered bribes paid by its Middle East subsidiary to a local company in relation to a...
View ArticleSweett Group to pay £2.3m in bribery case
Sweett Group has been forced to pay more than £2.3m over bribes paid by its Middle East subsidiary to a local businessman to secure contracts on a luxury Dubai hotel.
View ArticleFirms told to tackle slavery or miss out on work
Contractors could lose out on public sector tenders if they fail to take measures to ensure their supply chain is free of companies engaged in modern slavery practices.
View ArticleAdministrators probe 'undervalued' PC Harrington subsidiary sale
Administrators at PC Harrington Contractors subsidiary Slipform International are investigating whether its sale to another company in the group undervalued the business.
View ArticleSweett Group CFO to step down from role
Sweett Group chief financial officer Patrick Sinclair is stepping down from his role, three weeks after the company was forced to pay £2.3m for bribery offences committed by its Middle East business.
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