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ThyssenKrupp unveils revolutionary elevator system

ThyssenKrupp tops out 232m-tall test tower for liftsTower Bridge lift fall results in £100k billCrossrail to pioneer incline liftsGreek lift company targets UKPoor communication contributed to lift death ThyssenKrupp has unveiled a functioning model of the...

Supreme Court ruling impacts on penalty clauses

New sentencing guide for safety breaches means higher fines for bigger firmsAre you ready for the end of CDM’s transitional provisions?Payment provisions: Be clear and not lateJudge nixes affordable housing exemptionsWithout prejudice correspondence is often misunderstood A...

Councils call for higher planning application fees

Councils voice planning reform doubtsDevelopers tell planners to raise fees and get helpPlanning legislation to support million new homes targetMixed reaction to affordable housing policy shiftGovernment embraces Armitt's infrastructure plan Councils and property developers have joined forces...

£100k fine follows power cable strike

Builder fined £15k for ignoring HSE letters£65k fine for bucket-ride fatalityThree fined for River Brain scaffold collapseDemolition contractor found guilty over 2007 deathCourt cases confirm perils of domestic refurb jobs A pharmaceutical firm that decided to take...

Five compete for £90m Bristol Arena

Vinci wins Auckland street lighting contractKier wins Durham student halls schemeBAM signs Utrecht rail contractSkanska picked for Portland hotelVolkerFitzpatrick starts £36m coffee roastery Five contractors have been shortlisted to build the £90m Bristol Arena. All five...

Nigeria takes action to stem influx of foreign construction workers

Wates to let children work on siteBrighton to get new construction training centre Publicity campaign hopes to boost construction recruitmentBank commits £1m to construction skillsDuctwork apprentice standards approved Nigeria’s president has spoken out against the influx of...

Production to be doubled at Ibstock brickworks

Ibstock Brick has secured planning permission to build a new manufacturing facility at its existing site on Leicester Road in Ibstock. The expansion will more than double capacity at the Ibstock brickworks, which this year is...

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