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Director fined £15,000 after Breaking his Leg

Lee WilcoxMar 5, 2015

The director of a building firm has been fined £15,000 after he was partially buried when the sides of an excavation collapsed on him. Paul Connolly, directo...

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GML Boss banned for 12 years!

Lee WilcoxMar 4, 2015

The award winning boss of GML Construction Limited has been disqualified from acting as a director for 12 years for creating false documentation and constructin...

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Lucky Escape As Scaffolding Collapses

Lee WilcoxMar 3, 2015

Passengers on a London bus had a lucky escape yesterday when a section of scaffolding collapsed. The number 345 bus was travelling through Peckham at around...

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Photos of the week

Lee WilcoxFeb 13, 2015

Photos of the week Best way to do a breakfast on site. Terminator on site. When there's nowhere else to go....it's danger dump time When the gaffer sa...

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Straw houses go on sale in the UK!

Lee WilcoxFeb 13, 2015

I'll Huff And I'll Puff... Straw houses go on sale in the UK! Houses made of straw have gone on to the open market for the first time in the UK after ...

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The Skills Shortage Strikes Again?

Lee WilcoxFeb 10, 2015

The Skills Shortage Strikes Again? A lack of a trade is holding back the industry again, but which one now? A report out today claims that a severe lack...

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A New Way To Remove Asbestos?

Lee WilcoxFeb 9, 2015

A New Way To Remove Asbestos? A novel approach to safety left this firm in hot water... A Suffolk contractor has been fined after workers who were exposed t...

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Absolute Bollards!

Lee WilcoxFeb 1, 2015

These workmen are installing cast-iron bollards to stop nurses from parking on the pavement outside the Royal Hospital in Belfast. They are cleaning up a...

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What Does 2015 Hold For The Construction Industry?

Lee WilcoxJan 28, 2015

What Does 2015 Hold For The Construction Industry? This report claims to have the answers... There looks to be good times ahead in 2015 for the UK const...

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The ‘Women Into Construction’ Project – Success or Failure?

Lee WilcoxJan 26, 2015

The 'Women Into Construction' Project - Success or Failure? Back in 2008 an initiative was launched which aimed to increase the numbers of women working ...

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Builders beat the bookies!

Lee WilcoxJan 23, 2015

Builders beat the bookies! A 54 year old builder from Plymouth has proved he's got the skills to beat the bookies after bagging himself a whopping £70,667 f...

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Construction workers want women to stop gawping at them….do we?

Lee WilcoxJan 21, 2015

On The Tools has learnt that 493 construction workers have been polled by a business insurance company about the frustrations of being ogled at by passers-...

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