National Highways has ordered its main contractors to spell out their anti-fraud and corruption policies amid concern about potential problems on major roads projects. Malcolm Dare, commercial director at National Highways, has given Tier 1 contractors just 14 days to provide copies of their current economic crime policies and associated supporting documents. He also wants…Read moreRead more
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National Highways’ corruption crackdown
The Break Fast Show #337
In today’s excavator fest of a show: We’re swimming upstream at a salmon farm with a Kobelco excavator; we’re checking out the latest and the biggest new addition to the Hitachi wheeled excavator range; Manitou comes clean about its hydrogen ambitions; we’re heading for American in the company of Doosan; and we’re going for a…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #336
In today’s show: As details of the CMA investigation are shared on the UK construction sector’s biggest podcast, demolition contractors are getting ready to take advantage to the situation. We’re going behind the levers of a Hyundai excavator with Digger Man Blogger Nick Drew; we will show you a US stadium disappearing before your very…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #335
In today’s show: Silence might be golden but it’s not an option when the entire industry is talking about a bid rigging scandal. A demolition worker escapes jail despite ramming a police van; and Rye Demolition sets the sustainable standard and collects an award for its foresight. PLUS JCB and Manitou remain locked in a…Read moreRead more
Rye reaps green award
Rye Demolition Ltd has been awarded the Best Green Initiative Award at the inaugural Hill Supply Chain Awards in London. Hosted by comedian Rob Beckett, the event was organised by leading housing developers, The Hill Group, to recognise the outstanding achievements and resilience of their suppliers over recent years, as well as pay tribute to…Read moreRead more
Demolition man narrowly avoids jail
A demolition man drove into oncoming traffic on one of Liverpool’s busiest roads and rammed a police van during a 30-minute chase with officers. Despite this, and despite a previous conviction for five offences of criminal damage, using violence to secure entry to a premises and assault in 2015, he was handed a 14-month prison…Read moreRead more
Opinion – One-shot presidents
President, Donald Trump appointed more than 200 federal judges in his four-year tenure; that’s more than his predecessor Barack Obama appointed in his eight-year stay at the White House. Trump also appointed three Supreme Court justices during his time in office; the most since Ronald Reagan in the 1980s and the highest number of any…Read moreRead more
The Weekend Wrap – CMA Special
After a week in which the outpouring of revelations from the CMA investigation into big rigging in the UK demolition sector has grown from a trickle to a deluge, we look back at all the key news items of the past seven days in the exclusive and special edition of The Weekend Wrap.
Cometh the hour, cometh the man…?
This is the story of two Extraordinary General Meetings of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors; a tale of an NFDC president that was dismissed, a president robbed of the role, and a president that never should have been and who – remarkably – could be again. It is the story of how decisions made…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #330
In today’s show: The saying says “cometh the hour, cometh the man”. But what if the hour cometh and the wrong man cometh with it? We’re headed Down Under for some Australian-style silo demolition; and we take a gentle stroll around Komatsu’s stand at Hillhead 2022. PLUS we’re also headed back to Sweden for an…Read moreRead more
