Skanska has signed a sale and purchase agreement for its public private partnership investment in the M25 motorway for SEK 2.9 billion, or £265m. The buyer, Edge Orbital Holdings, is a consortium of institutional investors arranged and advised by Macquarie Capital. Skanska is divesting its 40% ownership of Connect Plus,
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New figures have emerged indicating that justice for construction workers killed on site is becoming harder to secure. Above: Stephen Hepburn is MP for Jarrow, a town strongly associated with workers’ rights The chances of a prosecution appear to be receding and, where they do go ahead, it is taking
Southern Electric Power Distribution (SEPD) has reconnected over 138,000 customers since Monday morning after strong winds from Storm Katie disrupted power supplies in the south of the UK. Wind speeds reached up to 106 mph during Storm Katie, which battered the UK on Sunday evening. SEPD said
The station redevelopment, which is being led by Costain under a £400m deal with partners including NG Bailey and WSP, has been under intense scrutiny in recent years as work continued while Britain’s fourth busiest station remained open. London Bridge’s concourse is part of the six-year redevelopment of the station
Skanska has signed a sale and purchase agreement for its public private partnership investment in the M25 motorway for SEK 2.9 billion, or £265m. The buyer, Edge Orbital Holdings, is a consortium of institutional investors arranged and advised by Macquarie Capital. Skanska is divesting its 40% ownership of Connect Plus, which manages the M25. Other Connect Plus shareholders are Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis. It is anticipated that the deal will complete in early 2017, subject to approval from Highways England. This article was published on 6 Oct 2016 (last updated on 6 Oct 2016). Source link
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New figures have emerged indicating that justice for construction workers killed on site is becoming harder to secure. Above: Stephen Hepburn is MP for Jarrow, a town strongly associated with workers’ rights The chances of a prosecution appear to be receding and, where they do go ahead, it is taking longer. Labour MP Stephen Hepburn tabled a series of questions on the topic in the House of Commons. Responses from junior work & pensions minister Justin Tomlinson revealed that conviction rates following a fatal construction accident had fallen from 51% in 2007/8 to just 35% in 2012/13. Health & Safety Executive research indicates that management failures are a contributory cause of 70% of construction fatalities. The low conviction rates do not appear to be due to a high level of not guilty verdicts as in recent years the HSE has achieved an overall conviction rate of between 91% and 95%. Mr Hepburn’s questions also revealed that since 2005 the average time between a construction worker being killed and a prosecution being approved was 751 days, although it takes even longer to reach a conviction. However 30% of cases took more than three years to reach prosecution stage. The length of time between a fatality and the start of a prosecution has increased further in the last five years. In 2014/15 the average number of days between a fatal accident and a prosecution had increased to 879 days. Mr Hepburn said: “These figures reveal there is something terribly wrong in how we are dealing with workplace accidents. From an already poor base we have seen a serious decline in conviction rates and an increase in delays before a prosecution even begins. This is causing human misery and the government must not turn a blind eye to these failures.” Brian Rye, acting general secretary of construction union Ucatt, said: “These aren’t meaningless figures these are human tragedies. They demonstrate that killer bosses are getting away scot free following the death of workers. Construction workers deserve to know why convictions are so low.” Mr Rye added: “The length of time between a fatal accident and a prosecution is far too long. Justice needs to be done but it must be done more quickly. The families who have lost a loved one should not have their lives put on hold for so long.” This article was published on 18 Feb 2016 (last updated on 19 Feb 2016). Source link
Southern Electric Power Distribution (SEPD) has reconnected over 138,000 customers since Monday morning after strong winds from Storm Katie disrupted power supplies in the south of the UK. Wind speeds reached up to 106 mph during Storm Katie, which battered the UK on Sunday evening. SEPD said it expects the final 200 customers without power in Aldershot, Petersfield, New Forest, Basingstoke and Slough to be reconnected by lunchtime today (29 March). The firm said it has been calling affected customers to keep them updated on ongoing repair works, and offered alternative accommodation and food to customers it was unable to immediately reconnect due to safety concerns. SEPD’s director of customer operations Stuart Hogarth thanked customers for their patience and apologised for the disruption and inconvenience that they faced on a Bank Holiday. He said: “Our customers have been really understanding of the conditions that faced our engineering teams since [Sunday] night.” Source link
The station redevelopment, which is being led by Costain under a £400m deal with partners including NG Bailey and WSP, has been under intense scrutiny in recent years as work continued while Britain’s fourth busiest station remained open. London Bridge’s concourse is part of the six-year redevelopment of the station that is due to complete in 2018. When the concourse is built it will be the size of Wembley Stadium. The redevelopment is part of Network Rail’s railway upgrade plan and the Thameslink programme. London Bridge is used by 56 million passengers each year. Network Rail’s chief executive Mark Carne said: “This is a big step towards the bigger, better railway passengers deserve. “The opening of two-thirds of the concourse marks a major milestone in the redevelopment of London Bridge and, while there is plenty still to do, I am pleased passengers can now see the benefits beginning to come through. “We are essentially rebuilding Britain’s fourth busiest station – the tracks, the platforms and the infrastructure which enables trains to run – while keeping the station open and doing our best to keep passengers moving.” Source link
