The development of Sizewell C in Suffolk has triggered its development consent order (DCO) paving the way to the formal construction period for the 3.2GW nuclear plant.
It comes after completion of pre-construction work and satisfaction of its planning requirements as set out in its Deed of Obligation. The project was…
Thousands of construction workers at energy sites across the UK are poised to strike after snubbing an “inadequate” pay deal.
The workers, which number over 3,000, are based at sites including Stanlow, Fawley, Valero, Grangemouth and Mossmorran oil refineries and the Sellafield nuclear facility. They have been voting on a pay…
Infrastructure workers across a number of sectors in Northern Ireland have begun industrial action over a seven day period over a rejected pay increase that a union referred to as “a slap in the face”.
Road service, rivers agency, forest service and the Environment Agency workers in Northern Ireland are staging…
Hundreds of engineers and plant staff at the Drax biomass energy plant in Yorkshire are threatening strike action.
The workers, comprised of GMB and Unite union members, served notice of a 48-hour walkout over a proposed 2.8% pay rise, which is seen as insufficient. The Times has reported that 406 of 500…
Scottish engineering firms are missing out on lucrative contracts for UK offshore wind projects because of a lack of government support, trade union bosses have claimed.
Unions representing suppliers in Scotland claim Scottish companies are struggling to win contracts in the renewables sector because their European competitors are heavily subsidised by…
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