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• Gove saves stalled £300m Blackpool leisure scheme

  11-11-2022 09:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  The Government has stepped in to save stalled plans for a £300m themed leisure development off the Golden Mile in Blackpool.
  The ambitious Blackpool Central project had hit the buffers because there was no funding to move the Magistrates and County Courts currently situated within the proposed site, threatening to scupper the entire private sector-led regeneration scheme.
  But the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has today committed £40m to relocate the courts to a
  
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• Scaffolder falls through roof while installing edge protection

  11-11-2022 09:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  A Cornish scaffolding company has been fined £24,000 after a worker was injured when he fell through a fibreglass skylight.
  The 37-year-old scaffolder was working for Worden Scaffolding, part of GK Worden & Son Limited, on a commercial project at an industrial unit in Liskeard on 22 July 2019.
  The company had been tasked with installing edge protection on the unit’s asbestos cement pitched roof, which had fibreglass rooflights running along it.The scaffolder was walking up the ap
  
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• Construction resilient as economy slips toward recession

  11-11-2022 09:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction activity continued to grow in September despite strong headwinds in the wider economy.
  Output rose 0.4% in September, marking the third consecutive month of modest expansion.
  The rise was driven by an increases seen in both new work (0.6%) and repair and maintenance (0.2%) on the month.The new was also good for orders, which were up 6.4% in the third quarter with growth mainly from private commercial new orders, which rose 28% (£832m).
  Clive Docwra, managing director of proper
  
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• Pagabo to introduce mental health contract clauses

  11-11-2022 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  National framework provider Pagabo is introducing mental health clauses in its procurement documents. 
  Contractors bidding for work with Pagabo will now be quizzed on their mental health policies.
  Gerard Toplass, group CEO of Pagabo said: “I think it’s a good idea to introduce a mental health narrative into all contracts so that all businesses within the supply chain are asked to demonstrate how they are looking after their people during projects.
  “I am confident that inte
  
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• Grenfell firms accused of spinning a ‘web of blame’

  11-11-2022 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  Firms and organisations were accused of taking part in an ongoing “merry-go-round of buck-passing” on the last day of Grenfell Tower fire public inquiry.
  The chief lawyer for the Inquiry, Richard Millett KC attacked many of the core companies and organisations as he summed up evidence presented and said their had been a “failure to take responsibility” over the course of 400 days of the hearing.
  He presented what he described as a spider’s web of blame to illustrate
  
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• Building products firm fined £2m over death of worker

  11-11-2022 08:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  A wooden board manufacturer has been fined £2.15m for health and safety failings which led to the tragic death of an employee.Norbord Europe Limited was found guilty of two charges under health and safety legislation  at Perth Sheriff Court.The court heard that on 13 July 2016 at the company’s site in Cowie, Stirlingshire, George Laird, along with three colleagues, was involved in maintenance work on a wood drier. During this work, a high-pressure hose was used to remove hot ash
  
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