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FeaturesWho is going to stop this happening?
Safety summit 2005: Four years ago, at the 2001 safety summit, the government challenged construction to face up to its appalling safety record. As the next summit convenes, the industry says it鈥檚 setting its house in order 鈥� and now wants the government to do the same.
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Crane collapse kills two men
The Health and Saftey Executive has closed a Willmott Dixon school site in West Sussex where two construction workers were killed in a crane accident last Friday
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精东影视Government must do better on safety, says minister
Health and safety minister to tell summit departments can be exemplary clients by hiring only safe contractors
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Iraqi firms come to UK to build alliances
Iraqi construction firms are visiting the UK in an attempt to build partnering deals with British contractors, amid continuing fears that security issues are deterring companies from entering the region
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UCATT leader dismisses rumours of a super-union
Alan Ritchie denies claims that the construction union will join proposed T&G鈥揂micus merger
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Flood risk may make housing in growth areas uninsurable
Insurers warn housing growth areas face 74% hike in flood damage costs, with Thames Gateway the worst hit
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Government set to launch quality mark replacement
DTI wants to replace failed anti-cowboy initiative with scheme run by trade bodies before general election
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HVCA threatens to quit CORGI
A leading industry trade association has threatened to pull out of CORGI, the gas safety body, after accusing it of acting beyond its authority
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精东影视Latham slams review of act
Leading industry figures have slammed the government鈥檚 failure to drive through reform in construction, warning that the industry could be left to initiate changes on its own after the review of the Construction Act is published
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Labour MPs back bill to hold bosses to account on safety
Leading backbenchers vote for measure that could oblige companies to appoint 鈥榮afety directors鈥�
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精东影视UK in talks with Indonesia over tsunami reconstruction
Leading industry figures to meet president of devastated country as rebuilding process gets under way
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FeaturesGet 鈥檈m young鈥�
These construction trainees are the future of the industry, and if government plans are realised, thousands more will soon be trained all over the country. All the construction industry has to do is get its act together and organise a nationwide programme. What could possibly go wrong with that?
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精东影视UK firms pledge assistance in repairing tsunami damage
Millions of pounds in cash and resources promised by construction companies in aftermath of Asian disaster
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精东影视Workers for UK companies among victims of tsunami
British firms operating in Asia assess their human loss, including 29 staff working for consultant Halcrow
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HSE to conduct health blitz
The Health and Safety Executive is to launch an inspection blitz on construction sites in February
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精东影视Amicus to mount legal challenge to T5 retina scans
M&E union to bring action under human rights legislation to stop firms using identification method on workers
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Paddington hospital hit by theft
The troubled Paddington heath campus scheme suffered another blow this week when it emerged that sensitive documents had been stolen, forcing project staff to carry out a security investigation
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Chancellor鈥檚 clampdown set to close tax loophole
Industry鈥檚 composite companies likely to be early victims of Treasury鈥檚 move to end tax avoidance schemes
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Hochtief quizzed over 鈥榗heap labour鈥� claim
GERMAN contractor Hochtief has been accused of basing bid costs for a project in Scotland on the use of cheap Romanian workers
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Bovis Homes delayed nine months on Yorkshire scheme
Housebuilder has yet to issue revised completion date for 227-home development after catalogue of setbacks