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A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.

welder crushed - CCTV footage shared by the HSE shows the moment a welder was crushed while working at a shipyard in Sunderland.

The Cabinet Office has also launched an investigation into seven companies criticised by the Grenfell Inquiry.

Main built environment organisations have unanimously welcomed the government's response to the Grenfell Inquiry's final report.

fire compliance framework - McGee, Erith and Turner & Townsend are among the 66 specialist firms awarded a slot in a new framework agreement

Landlord roof repair - Westminster City Council was ordered to pay £7,000 in after not carrying out repair works at a resident’s home

Institute of Roofing members are eligible for CIOB membership following a decision by IoR to dissolve it.

Social value - All public contracts in England and Wales are required to have a minimum of 10% weighting for social value from 24 February.

One Housing asbestos - A social landlord found more than 800 records of incorrect data on its asbestos register.

West Fraser Cowie - A multinational wood manufacturer has been fined more than £1m after two workers were injured in separate incidents.

Construction professionals must keep up to date with the hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries, a building safety organisation has cautioned.

Keltbray bribes - Four men have been found guilty in a demolition bribery scheme involving over £600,000 in illicit payments.

Bouygues has handed over to Swansea Council a major five-storey office development which is operationally carbon net zero.

Sir John Parker - Sir John Parker has announced he will be stepping down as Laing O’Rourke’s chair after eight years in the role.

Suspended sentence roofer - A roofer received a suspended prison sentence after a man suffered serious injuries a fall from a scaffold.

defibrillator Wates - A McCoy machine operator is still alive thanks to the availability of an onsite defibrillator at HMP Brinsford.

Balfour appoints new leadership - Balfour Beatty has appointed three executive committee group leads to focus on the group's “core” markets.

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has confirmed that the remains of the Grenfell Tower will be “carefully taken down” to the ground.

Kier prison - The Scottish government has appointed Kier to deliver a major scheme to replace Scotland’s largest prison, HMP Barlinnie.

BBV EA - The Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) joint venture can continue earthworks at two HS2 sites in Warwickshire.