All articles by Sophie Griffiths – Page 29
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NewsHSE buckles to demands for crane safety register
Victory for Building campaign as safety body agrees to keep list of checks on tower cranes
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NewsHelpline calls treble as firms seek advice on staff cuts
Sharp rise in contractors turning to NFB for guidance on redundancies and late payments
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NewsBalfour Beatty preferred provider for $1.7bn US project
Five-year contract to support electricity transmission in US will be joint venture with MJ Electric
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NewsCollege-building inquiry appointment is confirmed
Former Audit Commission chief Sir Andrew Foster will lead review of stalled £5bn building programme
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NewsCarillion to build £130m flats scheme beside Tate Modern
Contractor starts this week on luxury London development by Grosvenor and Native Land JV
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NewsSix shortlisted to design new square at King's Cross
Winners picked from 100 teams to develop ideas for new central London public space bigger than Leicester Square
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NewsMace starts moving Dubai staff to Saudi
Consultancy firm says that volunteers from Dubai office are moving to 'relatively stable' projects in Saudi Arabia
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NewsConcern voiced over HSE's part in construction death probe
MP raises questions over safety body's involvement in inquiry into 50 fatal accidents
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NewsBrighton roofer gets 12 months for corporate manslaughter
Colin Hooper of IC Roofing also received a £10,000 fine after worker's fatal fall
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NewsRochdale company pays out £3,000 for burned worker
HSE says incident in which employee struck live buried electrical cable was 'easily avoidable'
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NewsBardsley and Charles Church in legal row over £3.3m property
Dispute over £87k retention for Manchester property goes to High Court
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NewsSwansea site manager fined £10,000 after worker hurt in fall
HSE highlights falls as the commonest cause of fatality in construction industry
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NewsFalling demand forces job cuts at British Gypsum
Materials producer says economic downturn means it must scale down production
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NewsAccorp Properties owner found shot dead
Police suspect suicide after 41-year-old developer Patrick Rocca suffers a single fatal gunshot wound
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NewsCornish builder goes into administration
John Nicholls Builders of Truro falls victim to credit crunch after 47 years of trading
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NewsJobless figures set to rise again
Statistics out later today are expected to show that claims for unemployment rose by 85,000 in December
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NewsWelsh ministers sue Morgan Est for £6.6m
Damages are claimed from engineering firm over failure of rock anchorages in north Wales
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NewsBovis Lend Lease in £4m legal dispute with London hospital
Contractor seeks repayment after having to pay liquidated damages while project overran
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NewsBritish architects get theatrical in South Africa
Ryder Architecture links with theatre firm to create community theatre in the Eastern Cape
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NewsFavouring UK workers 'could break EU law'
Lawyers warn building firms to beware of following government advice to favour homegrown talent