If you don’t like heights, look away now …
Remember that old George Formby song? “The chambermaids’ sweet names I call/ It’s a wonder I don’t fall/ My mind’s not on my work at all/ When I’m cleaning windows.” Thanks to Chris Billington for the photo

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If you don’t like heights, look away now …
Remember that old George Formby song? “The chambermaids’ sweet names I call/ It’s a wonder I don’t fall/ My mind’s not on my work at all/ When I’m cleaning windows.” Thanks to Chris Billington for the photo
2016-12-21T12:32:00Z By Yoosof Farah
Balfour Beatty launches safety investigation after incident earlier this month
2013-08-02T00:00:00Z
William Burkitt of Stiles Harold Williams Partnership sent this picture of a man who has obviously decided that one ladder is not enough
2013-05-01T14:23:00Z
“Not only is the plank precariously balanced but there is also a significant fall as the windmill is perched above a rocky outcrop,” notes Clive Woodford, who took this photo while on holiday in Crete.
2026-06-09T06:00:00Z By Iain Parker
Current market conditions make it more vital than ever to be on top of a project’s build costs to ensure its commercial success, writes Iain Parker
2026-06-05T06:00:00Z By Hien Nguyen
Hien Nguyen considers what the current state of development in and around Cambridge reveals about the future of housing delivery in Britain
2026-06-04T06:00:00Z By Mark Reynolds
Industrialised construction through standardised systems and platform solutions can double productivity but only if the industry adopts fairer commercial models, says Mark Reynolds
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