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The Health & Safety Executive has issues a safety alert to construction contractors, reminding them to keep their sites child-proof....

Last week was an even busier one for height safety related court cases than we thought, with news of two more hearings coming to light....

Sir Terry Morgan, currently chairman of Crossrail, has been appointed chairman of HS2 Ltd....

Three separate courts around the country have this week handed down heavy fines to contractors failing to keep employees safe during roof repair work....

Kier Facilities Services has been fined £200,000 for safety breaches after a subcontractor’s employee fell from the roof of an east London school....

A 19-year-old trainee has become the youngest ever technical member of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors....

Carillion, says its former chief executive Richard Howson, was a victim of its clients: "any analysis as to the causes of the failure of Carillion is not complete without looking...

The battle for the board of maintenance contractor Mears has taken another turn with the disgruntled German shareholder now seeking not just to oust the sitting chairman but to choose...

Professional bodies from across the UK construction industry have joined forces with more than 30 organisations from around the world to develop international standards to address fire safety in buildings....

The Welsh government has approved plans for a £25m upgrade of the A55 in Gwynedd between Abergwyngregyn interchange and Tai’r Meibion farm....