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Groundworker suffers burns during poorly planned dig
A contractor and its groundworks subbie have been fined £400,000 after unsafe excavation work left a worker with serious burns to his hand and arm.
£200m UK Hollywood film studio complex gets go-ahead
Shinfield Studios, part of Blackhall Global Partners, has gained full planning permission to begin construction near Reading of one of the largest film and TV
Shed specialist Glencar raises order book to £300m
Industrial and logistics building specialist Glencar Construction is on track for further strong growth next year after securing a £300m order book. St Albans-based Glencar
Housing giants face council fury over delays to promised school
A council is considering legal action against three of the country’s biggest house builders to take control of a delayed school building project forming part
Keltbray wins two more tunnel HS2 shafts
Keltbray has secured a £12m extension to its current C1 Shaft contract for the HS2 Align joint venture. The deal builds on awards for the
Skanska wins £53m Slough data centre job
Skanska has signed a £53m contract to build a new data center in Slough for developer Virtus. The LONDON11 data centre design and build job
52 jobs axed as industrial coating specialist goes under
Staffordshire-based specialist Industrial Coating Services has fallen into administration with the loss of 52 jobs. ICS, which specialised in the surface preparation and application of protective
Building collapses after foundation blunders
A building contractor has been prosecuted after carrying out unsafe excavation works which resulted in the partial collapse of a residential building. Manchester Crown Court
Green light for major Bristol office scheme
Plans for three new office blocks around a ruined church at the edge of Castle Park in Bristol have got the go-ahead from city planners.