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Two companies, a director and a sub-contractor have been fined a total of £130,000 for health and safety failings after a construction worker suffered serious burns following an electric shock from an overhead power cable. more info
After 29 years as the General Secretary of EFIA and some 56 years in the fencing industry, Robert [Bob] Jennings retired at the end of May. more info
The latest Construction Trade Survey published today, which brings together information from contractors, product manufacturers, specialists and civil engineers, provides further evidence that construction grew in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the weather-affected final quarter of last year. more info
A year-on-year decline in the underlying value of project starts during the three months to April 2011 masks an increase in new work from the moribund levels experienced over the turn of the year. more info
A Kent based property company and its groundwork subcontractor have been prosecuted for unsafe excavation work. more info
Construction union UCATT have welcomed confirmation that the HMRC will be tackling false self-employment as part of their crackdown on employment agencies. more info
CITB-ConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills Council and Industry Training Board for the construction industry, has been awarded the Issuing Authority for English Apprenticeship Frameworks for occupations in construction. more info
The faltering construction industry is hindering the UK's economy recovery. Gross Domestic Product, (GDP) only grew modestly at the start of the year, hindered by a further sharp drop in construction - but making it likely that the Bank of England will keep interest rates at record lows for some months. more info
Construction union UCATT is calling for Judith Hackitt the Chair of the Health and Safety Executive to undertake a "reality check". more info
After an initial recovery in 2010 from the sharpest downturn in more than a generation, construction output is set to fall again in both 2011 and 2012 according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association (CPA). more info