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Door manufacturer fined £50k after worker developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)

05 April 2018 - A Merthyr Tydfil door manufacturer has been fined £50,000 after an employee of the company was exposed to vibration from the use of handheld pneumatic buffing and sanding tools over a period of ... Read more »

UK timber importer fined £4000 under EU Timber Regulation for failing to exercise due diligence

04 April 2018 - A British timber operator has been fined £4,000 for breaching the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) by importing a batch of FSC-certified West African hardwood without conducting satisfactory due ... Read more »

Injury to apprentice joiner leads to £100k fine

21 March 2018 - A scaffolding company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a 16-year-old apprentice joiner fell approximately four metres from a scaffold platform. Incident leads to broken bones and ... Read more »

CITB urges business to get ready for the new grants scheme

21 March 2018 - CITB has circulated its latest updates on its measures to improve training in the construction industry. With a number of training reforms around the corner in April, if you pay and claim CITB ... Read more »

Minimum wage, SSP, parental pay and income tax thresholds to change from April 2018

06 March 2018 - Minimum wage rate increases As part of a number of changes to the rates and thresholds for employers, the national minimum wage rates and apprenticeship rates will change on 1 April 2018. The ... Read more »

Building Regs: Tell government what you think of the Approved Documents

22 February 2018 - As a response to a recommendation Dame Judith Hackitt has made in the Interim Report of her Review of the Building Regulations and Fire Safety, the government is asking for your views on the ... Read more »

Environment Minister to “make sure the whole body of European environmental law continues to have effect” after Brexit

14 February 2018 - The Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI) has welcomed a pledge from Environment Minister Dr Thérèse Coffey MP to “make sure the whole body of European environmental law continues to have ... Read more »

New Wood Campus resources for you and your customers

09 February 2018 - Take a look at what’s new in the UK timber industry’s free information and learning portal. Owned and largely funded by Swedish Wood, Wood Campus has been an object lesson in industry ... Read more »

CPA forecasts construction output to remain flat in 2018

07 February 2018 - The construction industry is bracing itself as the demise of Carillion and falls in public housing repair work, despite urgent work needed post-Grenfell, are expected to hit the industry in 2018. ... Read more »

Loft conversion company fined £30k after worker falls through roof window

07 February 2018 - A loft conversion and refurbishment company has been fined after a worker fell through a roof window opening, suffering multiple fractures. Luton Magistrates Court heard how the employee was ... Read more »