All Specialists articles – Page 16
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NewsScaffolding firm fined £4,000 after pole hits passer-by
Company failed to take sufficient care to protect public when working in Coventry city centre
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NewsStyles & Wood ponders private equity sale
Fit-out firm is also exploring possible rights issue option as retail downturn hits
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NewsLaw suits shoot up as industry tightens purse strings
Survey finds 67% of top lawyers have seen a rise in work over past six months
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Industry wage deal delayed as small builders block rises
Joint industry council stalls on new agreement after FMB ‘seeks pay freeze’ for site workers
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CommentWhy the long face: Construction Act amendments
The House of Lords is considering an amendment to the Construction Act that would make its payment rules ever so simple to use. Here’s what it says
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NewsT Clarke posts 64% rise in profit
Full-year results strong at Olympic stadium electrical contractor but order book for 2009 down 34%
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NewsQuarter of small firms fear insolvency
Drop in turnover expected by half of small construction firms but worst of sector's job cuts are over, shows survey
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NewsOver 10,000 construction and property firms to fail in 2009
Sector will be the worst hit as economy continues to deteriorate, predicts new report
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NewsFree funeral offered as contract payment
US funeral director invites bids for patio job in barter deal
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NewsEU approves 5% VAT on home improvements
Lifeline for builders as UK given option to reduce VAT on maintenance and repairs
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London fit-out market halves – but positive signs emerge
Research finds only 3 million ft2 in pipeline, but banking consolidation is good news for survivors
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NewsDirector fined over death of teenage apprentice
Failure to store MDF boards safely led to 17-year-old joinery apprentice being crushed to death
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NewsKeller turnover breaks £1bn barrier
Ground engineering specialist posts solid results, but outlook for 2009 is less cheerful
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NewsCalls to redundancy advice line soar as SMEs struggle
A record number of calls were made last month to the National Federation of Builders for help with issues such as redundancy
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NewsPC Harrington to be prosecuted over Wembley death
HSE is prosecuting concrete contractor over alleged breaches of health and safety
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NewsConstruction Act amendments due today
Most controversial measure would force contractors to prove they can pay subcontractors or risk them walking off site
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NewsHefty fine follows fall from unsafe scaffolding
Partners of Birkenhead building firm put lives at risk by having untrained worker erect scaffolding
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NewsBuilder loses limbs in Newcastle chimney collapse
Victim in critical state after being crushed by falling chimney while working on roof joists in a pub
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NewsLoan guarantee scheme fails small firms
Businesses face collapse as banks fail to lend despite £1bn government loan finance guarantee
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NewsFirms fined £80,000 after concrete death
HSE says simple risk planning would have prevented the accident and cost nothing