Police and immigration officers raid site in Bexhill, brick deliveries surge in September and an electrician sends local boxers to do battle in Sweden
An immigration raid carried out last week found illegal workers on a Vistry building site.
Sussex Police and Home Office immigration enforcement officers visited the job in Bexhill where they detained 17 men of Albanian, Georgian and Indian nationalities deemed to be working illegally.
A civil penalty referral notice was issued to the employer with possible fines of up to £60,000 per worker if they’re found to have been employed illegally.
Earlier this month, the government said it would extend ‘right to work’ checks to include self-employed subcontractors in a further effort to crackdown on illegal migrants and rogue employers.
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Month-on-month Brick deliveries surged by 12% in September, according to an analysis by Noble Francis, the economics director at the Construction Products Association.
Although brick deliveries were up 4.4% on last year, they are still 21% lower than the 2018-19 average, and nearly a third down on the post-pandemic peak in 2022.
House builders continue to report subdued demand and unit sales have slowed sharply since March.
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An electrical contractor from Milton Keynes funded Bletchley Boxing Club’s trip to Sweden.
Callum Biscoe, MD of C&B Electrical Contractors was keen to support his former club’s participation at the King of the Ring competition.
Biscoe credits boxing with giving him the structure and discipline to “make the right decisions.”
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