All the latest updates on building safety reform
Our thanks to Gavin Edwards, who sent us this picture of a project in a certain well known Moroccan city
This could be the beginning of a beautiful view for the workmen, unobstructed, as Edwards says, by “ugly safety railings”.
Apparently, they've discovered a six-foot-tall spider in Hong Kong – this poor builder is caught in its web. Oh, hang on, no, that's scaffolding
So the first stepladder leads up to the mobile platform, then you have your second stepladder on top of that – clever!
No, man, no – you have to hold the ladder at right angles to the roof ridge if it's to work effectively as a balancing aid!
GCH takeover saves more than 200 jobs at 55-year-pold Yorkshire firm
Firm has found a prospective buyer for infrastructure solutions business
Figures from Mott MacDonald, MHCLG and CABE also included in list
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