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• Record low accident rates among NASC contractors

  16-05-2023 22:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has released its annual Safety Report showing the lowest rates of accidents among NASC contractor members since records began – indisputably proving that audited, regulated, NASC membership leads to safe scaffolding and access operations.
  The scaffold trade body’s 240+ contracting member firms recorded a reduction in RIDDORs of 90 in 2021, to 67 in 2022 – representing a 26% RIDDOR accident rate reduction in 2022 (with a
  
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• Neilcott expands as ex-Jarvis CEO joins

  16-05-2023 19:24 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Orpington based regional contractor Neilcott is strengthening its geographical coverage around London and the South East by establishing a third regional office in Hertfordshire, to supplement existing bases in Winchester and the central London Fit Out division.
  The strategic northern base opens this month and will extend Neilcott’s presence around the capital and the surrounding counties.
  Neilcott has recruited ex-Jarvis CEO, Mark Doyle to set up the new division, which will look to build
  
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• Electrician impaled on metal pipes after ladder fall

  16-05-2023 14:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A Sheffield based network infrastructure contractor has been fined £550,000 after an employee fell from a stepladder and was impaled on metal piping.
  The company was also ordered to pay the deceased’s family £200,000 in compensation.
  Linbrooke Services Limited was found guilty of breaches of health and safety and working at height regulations at Dumbarton Sheriff Court.The court heard that electrician Matthew Mason was fatally injured while installing a public address system at
  
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• LandSec gives full go-ahead to two London office jobs

  16-05-2023 09:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Landsec has confirmed that it will now steam ahead with two major London commercial schemes after putting them both on go slow late last year.
  The firm confirmed this morning that it had sanctioned full building go-ahead on its Timber Square office build in SE1 and the refurbishment of the 1960s Portland House office block in SW1, which have a combined total development cost of £780m.
  Last year LandSec gave Erith the go-ahead to progress enabling works, but had put main works on
  
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• Higgins to replace 1960s towers in Fulham

  16-05-2023 09:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Higgins Partnerships has been appointed by Hammersmith & Fulham Council to deliver 134 new homes on the former site of Hartopp Point and Lannoy Point.
  The 1960s 14-storey towers on the Aintree Estate have been demolished and will be replaced by high-quality homes built to Passivhaus Classic Standards across three buildings ranging in height from three to seven storeys.
  Higgins will start main construction work in August with completion due by late 2025.Of the new homes, 112 will be designate
  
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• Top level shake-up looms at Costain highways division

  16-05-2023 08:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Top-level director changes are underway at Costain’s highways division.
  Simon Ellison, National Highways sector director, is set to leave the business this month.
  It is also understood that Darren Dobson, highways operations director, will be leaving the business amid the management changes at the division, which accounts for around a third of Costain’s total revenue.It is understood that Costain has confirmed to National Highways that Ellison is leaving but the firm refused to comme
  
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• Brick giant to mothball plant as housing demand drops

  16-05-2023 08:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Forterra is cutting production as housing work stutters including the mothballing of its Howley Park brick factory.
  The cost-cutting programme was confirmed in a trading update on the eve of Forterra opening its new £95m Desford brick factory.
  The company said: “With the new factory becoming operational at a time of subdued demand, disciplined capacity management is key to our ongoing success and we are presently consulting on measures to temporarily reduce our production, including
  
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• £600m NHS Wales framework out to tender

  16-05-2023 08:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The starting gun has fired on the bid race for places on the second-generation healthcare building framework for Wales.
  Health chiefs are looking to appoint four main supply chain contract partners for an estimated £600m pipeline of work over four years.
  Separate professional team contests are also starting under the suite of NHS Building for Wales 2 Frameworks to find four project managers, four cost consultants, and three NEC supervisors.The main supply chain partner framework will be di
  
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• Network Rail under fire for failing behind on structures checks

  16-05-2023 08:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Rail regulator has slammed Network Rail for failing to examine the structural condition of bridges, tunnels and culverts.The ORR said the failure to tackle the now growing backlog of condition surveys of structure could lead to serious safety issues on the country’s railways.ORR has been closely monitoring Network Rail’s progress to clear the backlog of structures examinations since 2021, when ORR first raised concerns.John Larkinson, ORR Chief Executive, said that despite some pocke
  
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