Author Archives: Nicola Harley

Kier has been appointed to deliver a new eye hospital in Edinburgh for NHS Lothian. The facility at the Edinburgh BioQuarter will replace the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (PAEP), which opened in 1969. Plans for a new eye hospital were raised over a decade ago, with Graham previously being awarded…

Trial dates have been set in the cases of contractors accused of health and safety offences in relation to a death and a serious injury at Hinkley Point C. The two separate cases were brought following investigations by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). One of the cases relates to…

A worker has died following an incident at a housing development in Norwich. The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) said an air ambulance was called to the scene at Hawthorn Drive in Sprowston at 10.50am on Tuesday (17 February) over reports a person had been injured. But the man,…

A major envelope specialist and two of its subsidiaries have gone into administration, citing “inflationary pressures” and challenges post-Covid. BTG, formerly known as Begbies Traynor Group, announced on Tuesday that two of its staff have been appointed as administrators for holding company FK Group Ltd plus FK Construction Ltd and…

A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries from a ladder fall during renovation works in London. Bow Tie Construction was converting a domestic property and a former handbag factory into a single dwelling in Islington when the incident occurred on 5 August 2021, the Health…

Four people have been arrested following police raids over suspected industry exam fraud at a testing centre in Winchester. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Economic Crime Unit said its officers launched an investigation into suspicious activity at a centre on Southgate Street following a referral from the Construction Industry…

Contractors seeking to do business with the City of Westminster will face more scrutiny and stricter safeguards following the collapse of Geoffrey Osborne. A report by the council’s Audit and Performance Committee on learning lessons from the firm’s demise said a number of robust measures had now been adopted. Geoffrey…

A self‑employed contractor has been jailed after a teenager fell to his death during demolition works on a property in Surrey. Jason Hill, 59, hired Tom Neate, 19, to help demolish a garage at an address on Glebe Road in Staines-upon-Thames in preparation for an extension, according to a statement…

A firm supplying stone and marble to the construction sector has been fined after a worker was killed when granite slabs fell from a lorry loader. Steven White, 61, was offloading stone slabs at Blyth Marble Ltd's depot in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, when the incident happened on 4 September 2024, the…

A judge is set to rule on whether individual firms in unincorporated joint ventures can independently commence and enforce adjudication proceedings. A High Court ruling on a £24m Hinkley Point C (HPC) adjudication could set a landmark precedent for dispute resolution in large infrastructure joint venture (JV) projects. In the…