The chief executive of the UK's second largest contractor did something unusual for any boss last month he said sorry. In a 300 word statement sent to Building, Carillion CEO Richard Howson apologised for his company's involvement in the blacklisting of construction workers a scandal that first emerged four years ago but seems to escalate in significance with every week that passes, Howson said the firm regretted that Crown House Engineering - which was formerly part of the Carillion business - used the notorious database held hy the now defunct Consulting Association, a blacklist of 3,200 names which was one of the industry's darkest secrets until it was seized by watchdog the [nformation Commissioner's Office in 2009.
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机译：英国第二大承包商的首席执行官上个月对任何老板都做了不寻常的事情，他说对不起。卡里隆（Carillion）首席执行官理查德·豪森（Richard Howson）在致Building的300字声明中，对公司参与将建筑工人列入黑名单表示歉意。这起丑闻始于四年前，但随着每周的流传，其重要性似乎逐步升级，豪森对此表示遗憾。 Crown House Engineering（以前是Carillion业务的一部分）使用了臭名昭著的数据库，该数据库是由现已解散的咨询协会持有的，该协会已将3200个名字列入黑名单，这是该行业最黑暗的秘密之一，直到被监管机构[信息专员办公室（Information Commissioner's Office） 2009年。
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