Construction site blaze in South Korea kills nearly 40 people #fire #ConstructionSite #SouthKorea

STORM CIARA UPDATE: Crane has collapsed and twisted in Stanmore, London #StormCiara #SevereAlert #Crane #Stanmore #London #UK

**STORM CIARA UPDATE**

 

Twitter Photo: @Joesoff

Crane has collapsed and twisted in

Stanmore, London

 

***BE ALERT AND SAFE***

1 Dead 3 Missing 18 Injured After Hard Rock Hotel Under Construction Collapses In New Orleans

Close shave: Construction worker nearly hit by burst of water from flooded dam in Colombia

Dozens Of Concord Residents Remain Displaced By Massive Construction Fire

#Grenfell firm in line for £65m housing contract

#ealing #cladding #TowerBlocks #GrenfellTower #camden #HighLaneEstates #RydonConstruction

SKWAWKBOX

Rydon, the construction firm associated with both the Grenfell Tower refurbishment and the cladding (subcontracted to Harley Facades) of the evacuated Chalcot Estates in Camden, is set to win a huge housing contract in Ealing – one that involves refurbishment of residential blocks.

According to Construction News, the firm is in line to be awarded the contract to redevelop the High Lane Estates in the borough worth approximately £65 million. Price seems to have been the key factor, with the council describing the firm’s bid as the most ‘economically advantageous’.

There is no suggestion – at least so far in the public domain – that cladding forms a part of the project and no cause of the rapid spread of the fire has yet been formally confirmed, but there is bound to be close scrutiny of the specifications of the project in view of recent events.

The…

View original post 63 more words