Construction firm prosecuted after repeatedly ignoring HSE warnings

Palmers Solicitors April 25, 2018

A contractor has been prosecuted after ignoring repeated warnings from Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors to improve working standards on its construction sites.

Government plan would see late payers penalised with three-year ban

Palmers Solicitors April 25, 2018

The Government’s Cabinet office has put forward proposals to blacklist main contractors who pay their suppliers and sub-contractors late.

Act now or your construction business could face a hefty GDPR fine

Palmers Solicitors April 25, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is just a few weeks away – and fines for non-compliance are alarmingly high, which is why all businesses, including those operating in the construction and engineering sectors, need to act now to ensure they are fully compliant ahead of 25 May 2018.

Construction firms invited to bid for Stansted Airport expansion work

Palmers Solicitors March 27, 2018

Contractors who hope to win a slice of a multimillion pound construction budget for phase 2 of Stansted Airport’s expansion, are being invited to a Suppliers Day event, in advance of a formal tendering process.

Construction Company and housebuilder fined after site worker is run over

Palmers Solicitors March 27, 2018

A construction company and a housing developer were both prosecuted for health and safety failures after a site worker was struck by a telehandler.

New energy efficiency regulations will affect landlords and developers

Palmers Solicitors March 27, 2018

Many businesses are unaware that, from April 2018, new laws come into force which set a new standard for minimum energy efficiency levels.

Give your views on whether BIM is working for you

Palmers Solicitors February 1, 2018February 16, 2018

A national survey is seeking the views of construction and engineering firms, to find out how the Government’s mandate – for collaborative 3D Business Information Modelling (BIM) on all publicly-funded projects – is working in practice.

Two engineering companies in court for HSE offences

Palmers Solicitors February 1, 2018February 16, 2018

Two engineering companies have recently been prosecuted for breaching health and safety regulations after two separate incidents – the first involving the death of a father of three and the second resulting in a worker’s leg being amputated.