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Contractors lead fight against spending cuts. The Construction Industry has launched a campaign against capital spending cuts, spelling out that every £1 spent on construction delivers an economic benefit of nearly £3.
Falling construction output helps hold the UK economy in recession. Much to the surprise of many analysts the UK economy appears to have remained in recession, with GDP output falling 0.4% in the three months of July, August and September. Construction output fell by 1.1% in the same period.
Construction Recruitment Agencies Fined for Price Fixing: A Warwick Associates, Beresford Blake Thomas, CDI AndersElite, Eden Brown, Fusion People, Hays Specialist Recruitment, Henry Recruitment and Hill McGlynn & Associates have been fined a total of £39.27m by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for price-fixing.
Construction unexploded bomb guide launched; A guide to dealing with unexploded bombs on construction sites will be launched later this year by industry research body CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association). Bomb disposal experts claim that during the last three years 15,000 items of ordnance have been removed from building sites.
New crackdown on self-employment; Construction recruitment specialists are confident a new government tax crackdown on employment status in construction will not spell the end of labour-only subcontractors wrokoing for agencies.
Leading industry publication The Contract Journal have announced their list of best comapnies to work for in construction for 2009. The list is divided into categories of Building Contractor with 501 employees or more; Building Contractor with 100 - 500 employees; Building Contractor with 11-100 employees and as well as categories for civil engineering, professional services and specialist contractor services. The nominations for the building contractor categories are;
Purnell announces Tower Crane Register. A statutory tower crane register should be in place by April 2010, according to James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, preceeded by a voluntary system starting later this year.
Grand Designs under fire from contractors over health and safety. TV show Grand Designs has come under fire from contractors angry at regular scenes in the programme that appear to show poor health and safety management.
A building contractor dressed as Thor, managed to scare off a burglar as he was returning home from a New Years Eve fancy dress party.
The Management and Staff of Options Employment (Midlands & West) Ltd wish all clients, candidates and temporary operatives a happy and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous new year.
