All articles by Tom Broughton – Page 9
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NewsPolice arrest John Aviss over collapse of Bickerton
Former owner of failed regional contractor is arrested, along with six others, by Serious Fraud Office
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NewsCSCS cards to be required for all Whitehall work
Government steps up pressure to train as Constructing Excellence predicts formation of construction university
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Electricians at Terminal 5 agree £50,000 pay deal
Electrical workers on Heathrow scheme finally strike a deal comparable to skilled building workers' agreement
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NewsWorkers protest over use of cheap foreign labour
Hundreds march through Westminster to demonstrate against impact of imported workers on wages and safety
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NewsCelebrity stylist cuts up rough
Hairdresser Daniel Galvin is suing builder Avondale Developments for £100,000 over work on his house in north London
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NewsMoayedi makes his excuses and leaves
Jarvis chairman blames press as he steps down from rail contractor.
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NewsRay O'Rourke sets out vision for world domination
Chief executive puts Terminal 5 workers at front line of plans to change face of construction industry.
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GMB starts property sell-off to cut debts
The heavily indebted GMB union is in talks over the sale of its headquarters in Wimbledon, south-west London, as part of a wider property review
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NewsHome Office plans its own labour agency for immigrants
UCATT chief George Brumwell in line to run scheme to find skilled foreign workers for PFI projects.
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£99,000 fine for Hull deaths
A property development firm was last week fined £79,000 over breaches of health and safety legislation at a building in Hull that collapsed three years ago killing three men
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NewsSecurity crackdown for Bush visit forces site closures
Unions demand compensation for Bovis and Skanska workers as Treasury and MoD sites are cordoned off.
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NewsM&E firm hits trouble after collapse of Sunley Turriff
Maxwell Stewart loses £300,000-plus and seven staff after problems on two contracts with insolvent group.
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NewsCITB's inner city training drive
The government has launched a training initiative in an attempt to recruit local people to work on inner city regeneration projects
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PFI may be ruled illegal by Brussels competition law
Construction Confederation asks Treasury to take urgent action to dilute planned European commission directive.
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NewsUCATT fears over foreign workers at Home Office
Union complains to home secretary over Bouygues' refusal to grant reps access to government HQ site.
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NewsCall for training on public projects
Construction unions have called on the government to give public sector contracts only to firms that train young people on projects
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Roofing firm in court battle with Grand Designs family
Imperial Waterproofing Systems sues police sergeant featured in Channel 4's self-build programme.
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NewsBalfour claims £5m for rail contract losses
Balfour Beatty will seek £5m compensation from Network Rail over its decision to bring all rail maintenance contracts in-house
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T5 pay talks grounded – again
The latest round of pay negotiations for M&E workers on the Heathrow Terminal 5 site has hit problems, with unions and employers failing to reach agreement on a number of issues
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FeaturesNigel Griffiths
A skills crisis, worrying accident rates, controversial contracts in post-war Iraq and a promotional mission to Brazil: our minister has got a lot on his plate. In fact, if you're interested, he could probably pop round one evening and take you through it. Say next Thursday? We try to keep ...