Ian Weinfass

Product manufacturers ‘not set up to support golden thread’

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:50:37 +0000

Most construction product manufacturers are still not set up to meet one of the key post-Grenfell safety recommendations, according to a survey. Research for the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) found a widespread lack of understanding of the move towards digitised project documents among manufacturers. In…

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Worker fractured skull in fall at HS2 site

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:27:26 +0000

An engineering firm has been fined after a worker suffered a fractured skull and multiple other injuries while working at an HS2 site in Hertfordshire. The mechanical engineer, employed by EMC Elite Engineering Services, was repairing a conveyor at the site on Chalfont Lane, West…

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Access specialists win slots on £180m Sellafield framework

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 06:00:36 +0000

Altrad and Kaefer have landed places on a £180m deal at Sellafield. Sellafield Programme and Project Partners (PPP) has appointed the specialists to deliver access solutions, insulation and painting services on major projects at the nuclear decommissioning site. The framework is worth £90m to each…

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McAlpine wins Somerset gigafactory job

Ian Weinfass — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 23:01:30 +0000

Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed on a preconstruction services agreement for a new £4bn battery cell manufacturing facility in Somerset. Client Agratas, part of Indian multinational Tata, today (22 July) named the contractor as its delivery partner for the first building on its site…

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Female asbestos analysts campaign to reduce sexual assault risk

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:45:52 +0000

The asbestos removal industry is finally making progress towards protecting female workers from predatory behaviour, campaigners have said. Asbestos analysts, whose job is to independently check the substance has been removed properly from buildings, have warned for years that industry and regulator policies are leaving…

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Call for clarity after product safety bill announced

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:45:34 +0000

Industry figures have called for clarity around product-marking regulations after the government signalled it may allow alignment with European standards to continue. This week’s King’s Speech, the first under Sir Keir Starmer's premiership, contained plans to bring forward a Product Safety and Metrology Bill. Background…

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Insolvencies to remain high as sector awaits action, experts warn

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:23:10 +0000

Construction insolvencies are expected to remain high until the impact of the new government’s plans for homes and infrastructure is felt, commentators have said. New figures released today (19 July) show that construction remained the worst-hit sector for insolvencies in the year to May 2024,…

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Kier slashes debt and increases cash

Ian Weinfass — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:08:40 +0000

Kier has more than doubled its net cash, it revealed in a trading update on Thursday morning (18 July). At the end of its latest financial year, for the 12 months to 30 June 2024, the contractor’s net cash hit £165m, up from £64m in…

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Specialist lands facade package on £300m London development

Ian Weinfass — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:51:33 +0000

Permasteelisa has landed the facade package on the £300m Salisbury Square development on Fleet Street in the City of London. The buildings, also known as the Justice Quarter, will serve as a new court and City of London Police headquarters. Mace is the main contractor…

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HS2: costs rise on phase one works

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 08:00:26 +0000

Costs have risen on the main civils works of HS2 in the south of England. Skanska revealed in a stock market statement on Friday that it is set to receive an extra £50m for its role on the southern section of the megaproject after agreeing…

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