• Demolition worker hurt in platform collapse

    Demolition worker hurt in platform collapse
    Henry Construction Projects Limited  has been fined £234,000 after a demolition worker suffered serious injuries after falling from a platform in Kensington in London.
    Ovidiu Dobra was working for Henry Construction Projects Limited at a building site on Kensington High Street when the incident happened on 2 March 2021.
    Dobra, 51 at the time, was working on the ten-foot high platform when it collapsed. He sustained serious injuries to both legs which has left him with ongoing long-ter
  • Next five-year railway plan to double earthworks spend

    Next five-year railway plan to double earthworks spend
    Network Rail has set out its planned spend and prioritise for the next five years under the CP7 spending programme.
    Among its top priorities are finding £3.8bn in efficiency gains on work programmes, equating to around 10% savings.
    It is also ramping up work programmes to improve network resilience in the face of climate change with spending in embankment works and drawing set to double to £1.8bn from 2024-29.
    This will see the creation of dedicated earthworks and drainage teams, and

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