Construction card fraudster jailed after CITB investigation
A man has been jailed for 18 months and recommended for deportation for working in the UK illegally and falsely obtaining skills certification cards, following a CITB investigation.
View ArticleViridor hits Interserve with termination notice on Glasgow EfW job
Interserve has been served with a notice of termination on its Glasgow energy-from-waste scheme after Viridor claimed it had “continually and repeatedly failed to meet delivery milestones”.
View ArticleT Clarke launches legal action over employee theft
T Clarke has started legal action to try to recover £2.8m it says was stolen from the business by a former employee.
View ArticleBam Nuttall faces £36.5m Busway repairs claim
An independent report looking into the defects on Cambridgeshire’s Guide Busway has concluded that Bam Nuttall should pay for repairs, totalling £36.5m.
View ArticlePolice investigate ex-council leader's holiday with contractor
A former North Lanarkshire council leader is being investigated for going on holiday with a senior executive from Scottish contractor Mears Scotland.
View ArticleExclusive: Construction H&S fines up 89%
Construction health and safety fines have rocketed by 89 per cent after the introduction of the Health and Safety Executive’s prosecution guideline, data shared exclusively with Construction News has...
View Article£160m roads job halted after legal challenge
The £160m upgrade of one of Northern Ireland’s busiest roads has been put on hold after the work was challenged at the High Court.
View ArticleContractor fined £20k after worker suffers brain injury
Lincoln-based contractor M&L Installers has been fined £20,000 after a worker suffered severe brain injuries after falling 3.5 m through a hole.
View ArticleManager jailed for two years following fatality
The manager of a plant hire firm has been sentenced to two years in jail following an incident involving the death of one man and the serious injury of another.
View ArticleNetwork Rail fined £800,000 after worker injury
Network Rail has been fined £800,000 following an incident that saw a track worker suffer “life-changing injuries” after being hit by a train.
View ArticleCladding contractor fined after roof fall
Suffolk-based cladding contractor Balsham (Buildings) has been fined after a worker fell 7 m and suffered a serious head injury.
View ArticleCSCS card fraudster jailed
A man who used a false name to work on construction sites across London has been sentenced to six months in jail, following an investigation by the Home Office and the CITB.
View ArticleGalliford Try hit with £2.5m bill after shopping centre dispute
Galliford Try has been ordered to pay nearly £2.5m after a dispute over refurbishment works at a shopping centre in Birmingham.
View ArticleRoofer sentenced after fall leads to death
A self-employed roofer has been handed a suspended jail term after an employee died following a fall.
View ArticleLendlease Haringey deal faces legal challenge
Haringey Council faces the threat of a legal challenge to its controversial deal with Lendlease over a £2bn regeneration programme.
View ArticleHS2: Mace considers challenge to CH2M contract award
Mace is “looking closely at its options” following HS2’s decision to award the £170m development partner contract for phase 2b of the £55bn project to CH2M.
View ArticleLeyland SDM fined £450k after four workers injured in fall
London-based Leyland SDM has been fined £450,000 after four workers fell more than 3 m during a redevelopment scheme.
View ArticleNine sentenced after construction tax fraud
Nine men from the North-west have been sentenced to a combined 102 months in jail – the majority suspended – after an organised tax fraud involving the Construction Industry Scheme.
View ArticleKeller problem warehouse still unsold
Keller has still not found a buyer for a warehouse it bought last spring following a dispute, the ground engineering specialist revealed today alongisde its latest results.
View ArticleAmey fined £600,000 after worker set on fire
Contractor Amey has been fined £600,000 after a worker was set on fire and left “physically and mentally scarred”.
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