Are tower cranes in the UK safer now than they were a decade ago, at the time of the Battersea crane collapse? Vote here

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Are tower cranes in the UK safer now than they were a decade ago, at the time of the Battersea crane collapse? Vote here

This poll is now closed. The results are shown below.

2016-04-22T06:00:00Z By Sarah Richardson
The level of complexity involved in the safe operation and maintenance of cranes is underlined by the length of time taken to reach a verdict over the Battersea tragedy
2016-04-22T06:00:00Z By Joey Gardiner
Ten years after the Battersea crane tragedy, Joey Gardiner talks to the mother of one of the two men killed in the accident and asks if tower cranes are any safer now than they were a decade ago
2016-04-13T09:07:00Z
Who would be best for London’s built environment - Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan? Vote here
2026-07-24T06:00:00Z By Richard Adams
Richard Adams unpacks the trend towards greater collaboration in the UK construction industry’s procurement and contractual models
2026-07-22T06:00:00Z By Stephen Teagle
With nearly one million young people classified as Neet and the housebuilding sector facing a shortfall of 1.3 million tradespeople, Vistry’s Stephen Teagle argues the Burnham government needs a radical approach to technical education
2026-07-21T06:00:00Z By Ellie Jenkins
Andy Burnham is right to champion social value - but turning a place-based idea into a national rule is how it fails, says Ellie Jenkins
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