Prison service blames ISG collapse for derailing 2027 fire safety target

The head of the prison service has blamed ISG’s collapse for undermining plans to remediate the prison estate in England and Wales by 2027. James McEwen revealed yesterday (9 June) that full remediation of the estate, including plans to address instances of “high” fire risk,… The post Prison service blames ISG collapse for derailing 2027 fire safety target appeared first on Construction News.

Curo Living changes name after construction arm collapse

Residential contractor rebrands as Sorel Living

BDO fined £1.3m over NMCN audit failings

Watchdog finds serious breaches in audit of Midlands contractor before its collapse

95 jobs axed as Falkirk steelwork firms collapse

Administrators called in at AIM Engineering & Fabrication Group and Hescott Engineering

Assent collapse contributes to ‘severe backlog’ at London council

A London local authority has blamed the collapse of private companies for its “severe backlog” in building control services. Ealing Council has warned residents about the issues and advised them to use private companies if they can. A spokesperson said the issues began following the… The post Assent collapse contributes to ‘severe backlog’ at London council appeared first on Construction News.

Mat Picardal - How Buildings Are Engineered To NOT Collapse - What Structural Engineers Actually Do, 02012023

Mat Picard talks through the four main phases that Structural Engineers go through in order to design a building: the analysis; then it's design; then it's the drawings; and then it's construction

CABE - Structural-Safety: Learning Lessons from Structural Failures, 13112019

This presentation from Structural-Safety discusses the importance of learning lessons from structural failures and why these lessons must be re-learned by each generation to prevent similar occurrences happening again. Examples of major safety incidents, such as the collapse of a steel frame building in London and the collapse of a masonry wall at a school in Edinburgh are discussed

TLDR News - Evergrande's Debt Problems; Could it cripple China's Economy? 17092021

China's largest homebuilding firm Evergrande has been accumulating debt to capitalise on their booming housing market. But with Chinese regulators stepping in to try and stabilise the market, there are concerns that Evergrande could collapse under the weight of its debts. In this video, TLDR discuss how it got to this point, why China's economy is at risk, and why the Chinese government is stuck in a difficult position

The collapse of Carillion - House of Commons Library - Briefing paper No. 8206

A compulsory liquidation order was made against Carillion, on the petition of the companies’ directors, on 15 January 2018. The High Court appointed the Official Receiver as liquidator. Compulsory liquidation is a court-based procedure through which compa