A scaffolder has been fined £750 and ordered to pay costs of £643 for not wearing a harness while working at height. His client, Giant Scaffolding Ltd, faced a more substantial penalty of £15,000 plus £5,000 in costs.

Flying concrete kills worker

A concrete pumping company and its sole Director have been fined after an employee was struck and killed by concrete. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how...
Peri Group

Peri Group Acquires Stake In 3D Printing Company

The Peri Group has bought a 'significant' stake in the Danish 3D Concrete printing specialist COBOD International. Peri, a global maker of formwork and scaffolding systems...

Nuclear plant Hinkley Point C continues to power ahead

New photos and film footage released by EDF shows the scale and construction progress of the new nuclear power station. The construction of Hinkley Point...

Bricklayers Find Clever and Funny Way Round ‘No Shorts’ Ruling

The weather has been pretty hot up and down the country in the UK in recent months it's fair to say. In actual fact,...

Dutch Construction Company And University to Use 3D Printing to Make First Habitable Homes

Working alongside Van Wijnen, a construction company on a project entitled Project Milestone, 3D printing specialists from Eindhoven University of Technology are using a...

Viridor Leads The Way In Sustainable Hard Hats Recycling

Alongside Devon based plastic recycling specialist company, Polymer Industries, Viridor recently announced an innovative collaboration that will see thousands of hard hats destined for...

More than 60,000 construction firms in financial distress

The number of UK construction firms in major financial distress has risen by a quarter in the last year and doubled in the past...

The New Industrial Revolution Is Here With Industry 4.0

A range of exciting collective technologies known as Industry 4.0 is set to launch the new industrial revolution. This fourth industrial age however, could...
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