Construction Output To Drop 25% This Year
Total construction output in Great Britain is expected to fall by 25% during 2020, according to the Construction Products Association.
The anticipated decline in output...
Coronavirus Site Operating Guidance Updated For Fourth Time
The Construction leadership Council has scrapped the 15-minute limit for contact between construction workers in its latest version of the coronavirus site operating procedures.
The...
PM tells construction to get back to work
Prime minister Boris Johnson announced to the nation last night it was time to re-open construction sites.
He said in the televised address that members...
COVID-19 Construction Guidance is Unsafe, Warns Unite
The UK's construction union, Unite, has warned the government that the latest guidance on how construction sites should operate during the COVID-19 pandemic is...
Coronavirus site operating guidance updated for third time
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published its third version of coronavirus guidance for construction workers in the space of three weeks.
The new guidance...
Industry Charity CEO Calls For Immediate Help
Bill Hill, The CEO of The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has made a personal appeal for help to aid the charity's work.
In an industry...
Scotland Stops All Non-essential Construction
The Scottish government has ordered all work on construction sites to stop unless its for essential projects.
The news comes after the Scottish government published...
Latest Coronavirus Site Operating Procedures Withdrawn
The newly revised version of the Site Operating Procedures guidance during the coronavirus outbreak has been ripped-up after immediate 'feedback' from the construction industry
The...
A Crisis Within a Crisis
A list of critical construction projects are being considered by the government after Ministers were warned that a blanket shutdown of sites could lead...
Secretary of State writes open letter to the construction industry
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has written an open letter to everyone working within the UK construction industry.
His letter dated 31 March reads as follows:
To...
