Joshua Stein

2 weeks ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

Scaffolders unhappy with developments at their trade association say they have formed a “not-for-profit interest group” in protest. Representatives of the new Scaffolding Training Alliance (STA) – who remain unnamed – said in an open letter that their organisation was not a “breakaway group” from the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC).

2 weeks ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

A £38m-turnover joinery and fit-out firm says it has been forced to reevaluate its business strategy following ISG’s collapse last September. In its annual results for the year to 31 December 2024, Taylor Made Joinery Interiors said the tier one contractor’s downfall had sounded an alarm bell, warning that the “most significant risk identified during the year, as evidenced by the ISG administration, is overreliance on any single contractor”.

2 weeks ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

More construction firms went under in March than in any other month since last July, newly released official figures show. Data published this morning (20 May) by the Insolvency Service shows 377 construction firms went under in March, up on the 368 total for February (revised from the previously reported figure of 367). Exactly 400 construction insolvencies were recorded in July 2024. The data includes administrations but also covers forms of insolvency such as liquidation and receivership.

1 month ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

Administrators dealing with the collapse of Dorset contractor Acheson Construction suspended an auction of its plant and machinery after an unnamed creditor “unlawfully took possession” of one of the firm’s seven telehandlers. The £53m-turnover Acheson went under in February, blaming rising costs and a contract dispute for its demise.

1 month ago | cepa.org | Joshua Stein

The Signal messaging app touts itself as a “state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption” that “keeps your conversations secure.” It adds, “we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls, and no one else can either.”That’s true – to a point. The recent addition of a journalist to a private group chat about military strikes on Yemen, that messaging is vulnerable to sharing contacts.