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The workers are employed by electrical subcontractor NG Bailey on the new MENSA Trident warhead factory at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermarston, Berkshire. If the workers are required to self-isolate due to coming into contact with someone with Covid-19, they are only entitled to  £95 a week statutory sick pay. The workers are also…

The hydrogen demonstration unit is showing that cement production can be less carbon intensive A new hydrogen demonstration unit, which generates green hydrogen through renewable energy, has been developed and installed at the company’s Regen ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) plant in Port Talbot, south Wales. This is part of a £9.2m project called…

The inadequacy of contract conditions is leaving clients bearing responsibility for additional costs and time delays, according to research from quantity surveying firm Turner & Townsend. The study found that the majority of liability arising from Covid -19 events was believed to be held by the contractual ‘employer’ – the party that engages the contractor,…

Image credit: Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images The latest Business Distress Index from Real Business Rescue, a division of insolvency accountants Begbies Traynor, reports an 11% rise in the number of construction companies that it considers to be “in significant financial distress” – reaching 79,570 for the fourth quarter of 2020. It…

The £32m contract will see Balfour Beatty construct the 8,305m2 National Treatment Centre, which will provide orthopaedic surgery and ophthalmology services to surrounding communities. The centre will include 24 inpatient rooms, five operating theatres, clinics and outpatient departments. In addition, the company will build rooms for minor operations and procedures, consulting rooms, a café, children’s…

A ruling regarding construction workers employed at the Stanlow Oil Refinery in Cheshire confirms the union’s right to be notified of redundancies, Unite said. Bilfinger UK, which employs workers at the facility, decided in April 2020 to make more than 100 workers redundant. However, it failed to notify the union, denied Unite representatives access to…

A computer-generated image of the planned development The land, off Russell Way in Three Bridges, was previously occupied by TSB office buildings that were demolished in 2000. Despite various redevelopment proposals being put forward, the land has remained vacant ever since. With plans approved, Bellway will now acquire the 0.79-acre site and start construction work….