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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced an investigation into suspected anti-competitive arrangements in the supply of UK construction services.
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Norwich firm fined £150k after fall from height
A Norwich-based repair and maintenance company has been fined after an employee fell 2 m while working on a roof.
Digger driver jailed after wrecking £4m homes
A plant operator who caused £1m worth of damage when he ploughed a digger into new bungalows has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Liverpool Chinatown contractor boss banned for seven years
The director of a failed contractor hired to build two major projects in the £200m redevelopment of Liverpool’s Chinatown has been disqualified for seven years.
Balfour Beatty legal boss exits
Balfour Beatty head of legal David Mercer has retired.
Fraudster who stole £160k gets suspended sentence
A sole trader who stole more than £160,000 in a tax scam has been given a suspended two-year prison sentence.
Lendlease ends legal challenge over axed £2bn Haringey deal
Lendlease has ended legal action it was taking against Haringey Council over the £2bn Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV).
Payroll company loses CITB levy challenge
Payroll company Hudson Contract Services has lost a High Court appeal over its eligibility to pay the industry’s training levy.
No-deal Brexit: CLC warns businesses to mitigate against impact
It is vital that firms start talking within their supply chains to mitigate against the risks of a no-deal Brexit, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has warned.
Balfour JV’s £500m EfW project faces legal challenge
The decision to award a Balfour Beatty joint venture the £500m contract to build an energy-from-waste plant in Gloucestershire is facing a legal challenge.