Devolved nations expect news on building safety fund in October

The devolved nations expect to find out in October when they will receive money from the Building Safety Fund (BSF), eight months after it was announced by the government. Since news of the £3.5bn fund emerged in February, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have repeatedly… The post Devolved nations expect news on building safety fund in October appeared first on Construction News.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Excellence (Company): winner

Winner: Fortel Group Fortel Group took a determined approach to the health and safety challenges of COVID-19, very rapidly assembling a toolkit of help and advice on its website in the early days of the pandemic. “The toolkit enabled us to share constantly updated critical… The post Health, Safety and Wellbeing Excellence (Company): winner appeared first on Construction News.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Excellence (Project): winner

Winner: Galliford Try Infrastructure - Highways – A46 Anstey Lane widening The A46 Anstey Lane project saw no accidents or safety incidents of any kind across 93,000 hours worked. Contractor Galliford Try also said it scored highly in client satisfaction, with Midlands Highways Alliance (MHA)… The post Health, Safety and Wellbeing Excellence (Project): winner appeared first on Construction News.

Best Use of Technology: winner

Winner: Eave with Galliford Try Highways – Eave hearing protection system Eave aims to tackle “an epidemic” of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in the construction sector, where as many as 14 per cent of the workforce suffers with hearing difficulties. The debilitating effects not only… The post Best Use of Technology: winner appeared first on Construction News.

Cladding costs could threaten housebuilding targets

Mounting cladding-remediation costs could cause social housing developers to rein in their housebuilding ambitions, an MP has warned. During a debate on the Building Safety Bill, Labour MP for Hammersmith Andy Slaughter said the government should increase the £5bn Building Safety Fund (BSF) to tackle… The post Cladding costs could threaten housebuilding targets appeared first on Construction News.