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23/06/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/06/23/contractor-fined-after-floor-collapse-leaves-workers-with-life-changing-injuries/

Aryn Stones Ltd has been fined £50,000 following a serious floor collapse at a residential construction site in Hampstead, which left two workers with life-changing injuries and injured two others.

17/06/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/06/17/taylor-wimpey-fined-800000-after-apprentice-falls-through-unsecured-floor/

A tragic incident involving a teenage apprentice has led to a major fine for housebuilding giant Taylor Wimpey. The company has been fined £800,000 following a health and safety investigation into a serious fall at its Meadfields development site in Weston-Super-Mare, where around 450 homes are und...

10/06/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/06/10/sizewell-c-nuclear-power-station-gets-gov-go-ahead/

The government is set to sign off a £14.2bn investment to build the new Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, ending years of delay and paving the way for 10,000 construction jobs

10/06/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/06/10/rolls-royce-to-build-three-smr-nuclear-reactors-in-major-uk-energy-deal/

Rolls-Royce SMR has secured a major agreement with the publicly owned Great British Energy – Nuclear, marking a significant milestone in the UK’s push toward clean, secure energy

27/05/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/05/26/stone-worktop-firm-fined-after-workers-exposed-to-silica-dust/

A kitchen worktop manufacturing company has been fined £60,000 for repeatedly failing to protect its employees from hazardous silica dust exposure.

07/05/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/05/07/uk-construction-sector-shows-signs-of-stabilisation-despite-ongoing-contraction/

Although construction activity decreased for the fourth consecutive month in April but optimism among buyers increased as output growth is expected in the coming year.

01/05/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/05/01/cb-rampage-causes-major-damage-to-new-build-homes-in-darlington-video/

A new-build housing development in Darlington was left badly damaged after a JCB was reportedly driven into multiple unoccupied homes on Sunday evening.

01/05/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/05/01/construction-firm-fined-300000-after-fatal-site-incident-involving-yorkshire-worker/

Martin Dunford, 33, from Pocklington, Yorkshire, tragically died on 23 January 2020 after being crushed by falling concrete blocks at a housing development in Gloucestershire.

13/04/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/04/13/construction-output-shows-modest-recovery-but-industry-remains-cautious/

Construction output saw a slight rebound in February, rising by 0.4% after two consecutive months of decline. The growth was driven by modest increases in both new work and repair and maintenance, with public sector projects leading the way. However, private housing and industrial work continued to....

10/04/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/04/10/construction-worker-dies-in-tragic-accident/

A construction worker has died following a workplace accident at a new housing development in West Bergholt, Essex. The incident occurred on Monday, April 7, 2025, at a site managed by Rose Builders, a well-known regional construction firm.

05/04/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/04/05/jcb-responds-to-new-tariffs-with-major-u-s-expansion-plans/

05/04/2025

https://nationaltradesmen.co.uk/2025/04/05/travis-perkins-reports-heavy-losses-amidst-uncertain-construction-market-recovery/

Travis Perkins, the UK’s largest building merchant, has issued a cautionary outlook on the construction sector’s recovery after reporting significant financial losses.