A ROOFER has been jailed after he gave a false ID to police when he was stopped and found to be almost twice over the alcohol limit when driving with a woman and two children in his van. Shaun Hinchcliffe was jailed for four months by Leeds Crown Court after pleading guilty to attempting to
A NEW FREE eCourse has been developed by CITB in partnership with Build UK and fire industry experts, to help improve knowledge of fire safety measures in buildings. Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 and inquiry, the industry has worked to increase safety standards and prevent such a tragedy happening again. The CITB Fire Safety
A PROPERTY DEVELOPER has been fined for stripping a roof where bats roosted, installing the wrong roof underlay and failing to install bat access tiles. Derbyshire house builder, Patrick Weekes, aged 55, of Radbourne Construction Limited, Vernongate, Derby pled guilty to four offences at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court. On the 4 September 2023 hearing, Patrick
RAINSCREEN CLADDING solutions feature on many different types of property, from apartment blocks and hotels to schools and railway stations, while the build-up behind the visible panels is relied upon to ensure their performance benefits extend to far more than being a first line of defence against the weather. With this need for multi-functionality, industry
TWO LEEDS College of Building students have returned from an incredible experience after gaining places on an all-expenses-paid vocational trip to northern Spain for three days. The Roof Slating and Tiling apprentices travelled to the famous CUPA PIZARRAS quarries in Ponferrada to see first-hand where slate is excavated and manufactured for international distribution. The quarries are the
SIMON TOLSON, senior partner at Fenwick Elliot LLP, is giving this year’s JCT Povey Lecture, entitled ‘The Terminator’, on Wednesday, 22 November 2023. The presentation will discuss the latest case law, developments, and legal issues surrounding the termination of construction contracts. Termination is a powerful device that discharges all unperformed primary obligations under the contract
STATISTICS SHOW that over 700 construction workers die by suicide per year in the UK — equivalent to two construction workers every working day. There is still a stigma surrounding mental health, especially within male-dominated industries, such as the construction industry. This stigma brings a range of issues, which can have devastating effects on those suffering.
THREE IN TEN of the texts to a new mental health charity helpline service for UK construction workers are cries for help from tradespeople who are thinking about ending their lives. The text service – which was set up in a bid to tackle the mental health crisis in the construction industry – is seeing
INTEGRATED Health Projects (IHP), the joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine, recently celebrated the topping out of the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s new mental health facilities in Chesterfield and Derby. Mark Powell, Chief Executive of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Simon Corben, Director and Head of Profession for NHS Estates and
COVERS TIMBER and Builders Merchants has announced the acquisition of NYEs Building Supplies. NYEs Building Supplies is an independent building, roofing, landscaping, timber and plumbing merchant operating from sites in Kingsfold and Billingshurst, West Sussex, formerly owned by David Nye. NYEs’ depots will continue trading with the addition of Covers’ extended range, especially of timber.
