Construction Firm Fined £800,000 After Worker Is Killed By Bumper Truck

Construction Firm Fined £800,000 After Worker Is Killed By Bumper Truck

Laing O’Rourke Construction Ltd of Dartford has recently been fined £800,000 after a worker was killed in a bumper truck collision. Philip Griffiths, 38, was killed while working for the firm at Heathrow Airport in October 2014. Southwark Crown Court heard Brothers Philip and Paul Griffiths were trying to remove a scissor lift away by […]

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MailChimp Launches Tool To Help Small Businesses With Facebook Ads

MailChimp Launches Tool To Help Small Businesses With Facebook Ads

MailChimp, the email marketing service popular among small businesses, is expanding its services beyond email with the introduction of a new Facebook advertising campaign tool. In an attempt to dissolve the need of separately logging into Facebook, ad campaigns for the social networking site can now be set up, managed and tracked within MailChimp – […]

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Twitter Considering Paid Subscription Service To Give Business Professionals Better Insights

Twitter Considering Paid Subscription Service To Give Business Professionals Better Insights

Twitter is looking into the possibility of introducing a paid subscription service of its TweetDeck platform aimed at business professionals. A number of users of the social network have received a survey containing information about a potential paid version, in addition to a mock-up screenshot of what it could look like. In the survey, Twitter […]

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Instagram Set To Introduce In-App Appointment Bookings For Businesses

Instagram Set To Introduce In-App Appointment Bookings For Businesses

Facebook-owned photo and video social platform Instagram has announced it is to boost its features list for businesses by introducing in-app appointment bookings. Seemingly aimed towards SMEs, the bookings function was unveiled through a video showing it being used on the business profile of a hairdressing salon – with a five step process highlighted: Click […]

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London Building Project Manager Found Guilty Of Manslaughter After Lawyer Crushed To Death

London Building Project Manager Found Guilty Of Manslaughter After Lawyer Crushed To Death

A building project manager has been found guilty of manslaughter over the death of a woman crushed by window frames in London. Amanda Telfer, an intellectual property and media consultant at Keystone Law and Freelance Consultant for human rights campaign group Reprieve UK, died at a site in Hanover Square in London’s affluent Mayfair area […]

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Scotland Construction Industry Warned That Brexit And Indyref2 Could Cause New Crisis

Scotland Construction Industry Warned That Brexit And Indyref2 Could Cause New Crisis

Uncertainty surrounds Scotland’s construction industry and potentially faces a fresh crisis due to Brexit and chatter of a second Scottish independence referendum, it has been claimed. The construction sector pumped more than £6.6 billion into the country’s economy in 2014 as it recovered from a heavy hit during the 2009 global recession. Adding to that, […]

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One Third Of Scottish Building Companies Predict Negative Brexit Impact

One Third Of Scottish Building Companies Predict Negative Brexit Impact

Britain’s upcoming exit from the European Union continues to be a talking point for the construction sector in Scotland, with it being revealed that one third of building companies in the country are predicting a negative impact from Brexit. Carried out by the Scottish Building Federation, the Scottish Construction Monitor survey found that 82% of […]

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Builder Killed On North London Construction Site

Builder Killed On North London Construction Site

A working man in his 50’s died following a petrol explosion on a construction site in Highgate, North London. He was rushed to hospital by air ambulance in east London but was pronounced dead shortly after. His next of kin were notified. The explosion happened at a former petrol station, on Swains Lane where a […]

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Over Sixteen Major Road Upgrades at Risk of Being Withdrawn

Over Sixteen Major Road Upgrades at Risk of Being Withdrawn

Sixteen key upgrades to England’s roads could be abolished, due to a report by government spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) is to reconsider the £11.4 billion government investment in motorways and roads this summer to ensure the project is achievable and affordable. In 2014, the government announced a five-year road project to begin […]

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Leading Construction Firm Fined £400,000 After Worker Falls From Height

Leading Construction Firm Fined £400,000 After Worker Falls From Height

Construction giant Kier Construction Limited, have been fined £400,000 after a worker fell from a height. The City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that Mr. Jair Morales was applying plywood boards to sheathed holes on the third floor at a site in Middlesex. Mr. Morales plunged a distance of 3.95m to the ground below. The […]

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How To Prevent A Serious Construction Injury And Satisfy The Law

How To Prevent A Serious Construction Injury And Satisfy The Law

Regarded as one of the most dangerous careers, construction work can be extremely high risk. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) estimated 66,000 workers self-reported non-fatal workplace injuries in 2016. Leading safety hazards on construction include: 23% slips, 20% falls, 11% struck by objects, 22% lifting and handling – all four of these hazards have […]

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Study Shows Male Construction Workers In England At Highest Risk Of Suicide

Study Shows Male Construction Workers In England At Highest Risk Of Suicide

  A new study has found that male construction workers are at the highest risk of suicide in England, highlighting serious issues of mental health in the industry. It was last year revealed that suicide kills six times as many construction workers than accidents involving falling from heights, while this latest discovery is even more […]

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Facebook has millions of users, but many businesses find it hard to use Facebook to increase brand awareness. With the right strategy, Facebook can become an essential part of marketing, conversation, and customer-service strategies. To help you make sense of Facebook, and start using if correctly, here’s our tips to help you produce results. Do: […]

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UK Could Lose Up To 200,000 Construction Workers In Single Market Exit

UK Could Lose Up To 200,000 Construction Workers In Single Market Exit

With the impending triggering of article 50 and the Brexit saga, it has come to the governments attention that if the country does not retain access to the European single market, the UK construction industry will lose more than 175,000 EU workers (8%). With the industry already suffering from a major skills crisis, the effect […]

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How Minecraft Is Being Used To Inspire The Next Generation Of Construction Workers

How Minecraft Is Being Used To Inspire The Next Generation Of Construction Workers

Minecraft, a phenomenon in the video games scene, is now looking to take full advantage of its capabilities and user base by entering the construction industry. Originally developed by Swedish developer Markus Persson, better known as Notch, Minecraft is a sandbox game which allows players to build constructions with 3D cubes textured to represent different […]

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Chancellor Changes His Mind On Plan To Increase National Insurance

Chancellor Changes His Mind On Plan To Increase National Insurance

Last week we reported on how the new spring budget would effect small business. In the budget, the Chancellor Phillip Hammond announced a number of changes to self-employed individuals in the UK, in particular, an increase in national insurance. The budget would mean an increase in national insurance for the self-employed going from 9% to […]

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April 2017 Speeding Fine Increases: What They Could Mean For You

April 2017 Speeding Fine Increases: What They Could Mean For You

Here on the constructaquote.com blog, we have already taken a look at the recent penalty increase for using a mobile device at the wheel, with drivers now receiving 6 points on their license and a £200 fine. Today, we’re focusing on the upcoming increases to speeding fines due to come into effect in April 2017. […]

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Infographic: Public Liability Insurance Facts

Infographic: Public Liability Insurance Facts

Public liability insurance could be considered one of the most essential forms of business cover. Not only will it provide you with financial protection against the cost of personal injury compensation, it will also cover you against accidental property damage claims made by members of the public and other third parties. Checkout this infographic for […]

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How To Create A Facebook Page For Your Business

How To Create A Facebook Page For Your Business

Facebook is a powerful tool. More than 1.6 billion people use the social network around the world each month, with over 31 million registered in the United Kingdom alone. Those figures highlight the potential for small business owners as Facebook offers a number of exciting options for companies to get their name and products in […]

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9 Ways To Grow Your Business In 2017

9 Ways To Grow Your Business In 2017

Every entrepreneur dreams of growing their business and one thing that successful businesses tend to have in common, is the uncanny ability to change direction at any time in response to market needs in the best interest of customers. Having a flexible approach to developing your business means you can change and adapt your plan in […]

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What Does The 2017 Budget Mean For Small Business?

What Does The 2017 Budget Mean For Small Business?

On March 8th,  Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the highly anticipated post Brexit spring budget. Business rate increases, changes to tax payments and new tax avoidance rules are some of the changes that will effect small business owners. Here’s a summary of the key points you need to know… Growth Forecast of 2% growth for 2017, […]

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New Ways Of Funding Your Small Business In 2017

New Ways Of Funding Your Small Business In 2017

Whether you are expanding your office space, taking on more staff, securing new equipment or starting up projects, the costs associated with starting and growing a business can seem never ending. “Anything that is not growing is dying” Growth is a natural goal for most businesses, and the more funding a business has access to, […]

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How Facebook’s New Jobs Feature Could Help Small UK Businesses

How Facebook’s New Jobs Feature Could Help Small UK Businesses

Recruitment can be a major struggle for smaller companies. According to Aldemore’s survey of 1,000 SMEs, 43% claimed that they have had difficulties with the process of finding a new employee. Fortunately, social media giant Facebook is looking to improve that with a new jobs functionality for business pages. Companies across the world have been […]

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Increased Fines For Drivers Using Mobiles – What Are The Laws?

Increased Fines For Drivers Using Mobiles – What Are The Laws?

Using a mobile phone while driving has been an illegal act since 2003, but that has not stopped thousands of British drivers from being caught and punished for using their devices on the road. 178,000 drivers were stopped by the police for using a phone at the wheel in 2011-12, and while that figure dropped […]

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How To Handle Negative Customer Reviews

How To Handle Negative Customer Reviews

The Internet can be a harsh space when it comes to feedback. All too often, consumers only choose to voice a negative stance on a service or product, which can lead to an uncomfortable situation for business owners. So what can you, as a business owner and service provider, do to avoid catastrophe in the […]

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How To Save Money In Business

How To Save Money In Business

There can be many costs involved with running a business and sometimes not all of them are crucial to the level of profit you make. If you find your costs are out-weighing your income leaving you with just a small profit, if any, it’s time to re-evaluate a few things in order to grow. Even […]

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How To Solve Conflict Within Your Business

How To Solve Conflict Within Your Business

Not every business has an HR dept – so how do you keep things professional in your SME? Conflict in the workplace is a natural by product of having so many brilliant minds buzzing in close proximity for prolonged periods of time. Although minor at first, these little run-ins do need to be addressed appropriately […]

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This Is The Future Of Office Life

This Is The Future Of Office Life

Every year there are some interesting studies done on the future of office design. As we look into this future, each time we begin to see more and more trends coming to life around us. In their study Office Futures: Workshift, a London property consultancy concluded that employees work best in flexible and diverse environments […]

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