A scaffolding company has received a £24,000 fine after a worker suffered fractures and a bruised kidney when he fell through a fibreglass skylight.
The 37-year-old scaffolder was working for Worden Scaffolding, part of GK Worden & Son Ltd, on a commercial project at an industrial unit in Liskeard, Cornwall, on 22 July 2019.
The company had been tasked with
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Pony walls are low-height partition walls that are often used to divide large open areas. A pony wall is also called a half wall or a short wall, while the terms “knee wall” and “cripple wall” are sometimes used alternatively.
It is a low-rise wall that isn’t built all the way up to the ceiling
– Record Quarterly Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and Backlog – Each with Double-Digit Growth Year -Over-Year –
– Record Adjusted EBITDA Margin Highlights Strong Execution and Benefits of Growing Scale –
– Reaffirming the Midpoint and Narrowing 2022 Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Outlook Ranges –
Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATCX) (“Atlas” or the “Company”), a leading infrastructure and environmental
Once developed, the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard will provide a single agreed definition and methodology for the industry to determine what constitutes a net zero carbon building.
The cross-industry group developing the Standard and championing this initiative includes representatives from the following organisations: Better Buildings Partnership (BBP), Building Research Establishment (BRE), the Carbon Trust, Chartered Institution of Building
Shabana Muneer explains how construction companies can hire overseas workers to help plug skills shortages and recruitment gaps.
In July 2022, the British Chambers of Commerce revealed that 76% of businesses (from the 5,700 it surveyed) were experiencing difficulties with recruitment. It highlighted Construction as the sector facing the most severe
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed a proof-of-concept system to autonomously detect compressed air leaks on trains and relay the location of the leaks to mechanical personnel for repair. The automated system could reduce the time, costs and labor needed to find and repair air leaks, and it could lower the locomotive industry’s overall fuel consumption and exhaust emissions.
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