Scaffolding is set to arrive by Wednesday at the Golden Gate Bridge so workers can do something that has never been done since the span opened: renovate the massive main cables. The bridge — opened in 1937 — has two main cables that pass over the tops of the two main towers and are secured at either end in giant anchorages. “We redid the vertical suspender cables in the 1970s and the roadway itself in the 1980s, but this is the first time the main cables will be renovated in this manner,&# said Mary Currie, bridge district spokeswoman. MORE >>

The plan includes the electrification of a number of railway schemes including the Midland Main Line between Bedford and Sheffield creating new jobs in the electrical engineering sector. Other rail improvements contributing for the creation of more employment opportunities for trade professionals including electricians and engineers, have been announced for the Manchester area, south Wales and East Coast Main Line. Upgrades to the East Coast Main Line from London to Leeds and Newcastle worth £240m to create faster journeys and capacity. The Government has announced a £9.4 MORE >>

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'The construction industry in Scotland is set to benefit from an initiative to speed up payments to contractors in public sector developments. Project bank accounts are ring-fenced accounts from which payments can be made directly and simultaneously by a client to the main contractor and members of the supply chain, removing the scope for delays in payment from the main contractor’s bank account. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon , announced the Scottish Government ’s intention to trial the scheme during a procurement debate held today. MORE >>

On Tuesday 11 April 2006, just after noon, an independent tied perimeter scaffold collapsed at McAleer & Rushe construction site in Milton Keynes. In 2006 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued a safety alert to the construction industry following this incident. Two construction firms involved in the major scaffolding collapse at Milton were ordered to pay £126,000 for their role in the incident which left one man dead and two others seriously injured. Main Story Major Scaffold Collapse Milton KeynesHe was unable to work for a period after the incident. MORE >>