by theconstructionindex | May 19, 2025
Stephen Pywell, 59, was working under the control of Affordable Lifestyle Design Limited at a site in Thurmaston on 18th March 2019 when he fell while walking along a beam. He had accessed the beams via a ladder but there was no edge protection in place to prevent...
by theconstructionindex | May 16, 2025
Landsec has big plans for Finchley Road in LondonLand Securities (Landsec) has two London office developments under construction, in Victoria and Southwark, and these are expected to complete over the next 12 months.However, it said today that it will not commit to...
by theconstructionindex | May 16, 2025
Fifty Fenchurch Street The 36-storey office tower being built at Fifty Fenchurch Street will use 68,000 sqm of Megaplank flooring supplied by Explore Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Laing O’Rourke.This appointment follows a one-year pre-construction services agreement...
by theconstructionindex | May 15, 2025
EY-Parthenon’s latest Profit Warnings report notes that 22% of the UK’s listed construction and materials companies have now issued a profit warning so far this year.The five profit warnings across the sector in the first three months of the year is the highest...
by theconstructionindex | May 15, 2025
It is being claimed that two subcontractor suppliers on HS2 are being investigated after evidence was found indicating that a senior works manager had accepted bribes from a supplier in return for extra work on the project.It is also alleged in a letter seen by The...
