Glad to see I didn't dampen your spirits there MVM. I was being rather cynical and we need more optimists around to balance out grumpy old men like me. The thing is, now I've looked for it I've found that good news is out there. Just today May Gurney announced profits. So while the sun is shining I'll try and maintain a sunny ...

In my experience rigger boots aren't dangerous. It's like anything PPE. As long as they're in good nick and appropriate to the job then they should be ok. The problem arises when those 2 criteria aren't met.

I share your enthusiasm for good news MVM, but I fear the recession's big ugly boots will be stamping out any green shoots for some to come.  

£5k and 6 months in prison is not nearly enough. Will there  be big financial penalties for the 40 firms who paid for access to the list? IMO everyone involved in this despicable practice should be severely punished to make up for the damage done to to thousands of lives. Skanska are apparently 'leading the way'  by banning ...

[quote user="Frank Heaven"]I can't really see stopping the practice anyway.[/quote] Unfortunately you're probably right Frank. Just because somethings lawfully or ethically wrong, doesn't stop it from happening. Not when there's money involved. And when is there ever no money involved...

[quote user="Frank Heaven"] Looking ahead, margins are going to get tighter as work on the ground gets thinner, everyone will try to cut corners to save cash, so safety is going to slide. It will be bleak. There will be blood. [/quote] Frank Heaven predicts HELL! Your doom and gloom forecast isn't exactly helpful. Look at the ...

 [quote user="Carolyn Walsh"]I could give my opinion about this if any one is interested.....[/quote] I'd be very interested to hear what you have to say Carolyn. I tried to find out more on GTAs but didn't get very far.

 A phrase that gets right on my wick  is 'at the end of the day'. It almost never makes any sense![quote user="Procentus"] More words which should be banned:  'Doom and Gloom' 'Recession' 'Deflation' 'Economic Crisis' 'Job Cuts' etc ............all self fufilling ...

Interesting to get an insider's perspective on the industry in Dubai. I was under the impression the construction party is over and those following the trail of work are finding themselves hitting a dead end, as Dubai construction news of late tends to be dominated with doom and gloom: Laing O'Rourke cutting jobs, Atkins cutting jobs, ...

Hmmm... HMG have plans to set up an identical database, do they not? Is this a way to eliminate the competition?