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Firms fined for Sellafield fatality

Firms fined for Sellafield fatality

A Middlesbrough demolition firm has been fined £100,000 and been ordered to pay £25,000 in costs after pleading guilty for causing the death of an employee.
Dorset BSF job goes £15m over budget

Dorset BSF job goes £15m over budget

Construction of a new school in Dorset has bust its budget by £15.6 million due to escalating materials prices and design changes.

Govt warned of civil contractor job losses

Govt warned of civil contractor job losses

The Civil Engineering Contractor's Association has alerted the Government that 8,400 job losses are imminent among the UK's small and medium sized civil engineering firms.
Doyle chief executive Rob Johnson will leave the firm at the end of November

Doyle chief executive Rob Johnson to leave

Doyle chief executive Rob Johnson has announced he will leave the concrete specialist firm at the end of the month.
Taylor Woodrow to be sentenced for worker death

Taylor Woodrow to be sentenced for worker death

Taylor Woodrow will today be sentenced for the death of a man who was killed whilst working on the Welsh Assembly's debating chamber four years ago.
New home build slumps by a third

New home build slumps by a third

New homes being built in England has slumped by a third during the past quarter to reach a record low, Government figures showed this week.
Boris Johnson unveils £5bn plan for 50,000 homes

Boris Johnson unveils £5bn plan for 50,000 homes

London Mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled a £5 billion plan to build 50,000 affordable homes in the capital to kickstart the housing market.