Construction and the face covering conundrum
There is a lot of discussion about masks at the moment, as it is no longer legally required to wear them in England. The Government is leaving the decision on whether or not to wear [read more…]
Coronavirus
NFB calls on Government to bring forward changes to self-isolation rules
The National Federation of Builders has written to the Secretary of State for Health to ask that the changes to the self-isolation rules for double vaccinated Covid-negative people, due for implementation on 16th August, are [read more…]
What has Covid-19 taught construction?
Over a year on from the first lockdown, Paul Ruddick, CEO at Reds10, asks what lessons UK construction has learnt from the pandemic, as the industry strives to return to some sort of normality. It [read more…]
Could R&D hold the key for the survival of the fittest?
From tax policy changes to Brexit and the fallout from Covid, businesses across the country have been hit by huge and numerous challenges in the last year. But there’s more to come yet; the introduction [read more…]
How to manage construction disputes during the pandemic
The pandemic has caused huge amounts of disruption to construction sites across the country. Here, Kate Onions, partner and head of construction disputes at law firm, Shakespeare Martineau, looks at ways to address the issue. [read more…]
One year on from Covid-19: how construction companies have been surviving the pandemic
With the roadmap to recovery having now been announced and with light hopefully at the end of the tunnel, we’ve been catching up with a number of businesses within the construction sector to see what [read more…]
Over 79,000 construction SMEs in distress endangering 218,000 jobs as Covid crisis continues to bite
The latest Business Distress Index from Real Business Rescue has revealed the number of SME construction companies in significant financial distress now stands at 79,570 – an 11% increase in the last quarter of 2020 [read more…]
Why it’s important for workers to talk more
To mark Time to Talk Day, Esh Construction is backing the industry-wide efforts to open up the dialogue on mental health, as workers continue to combat the mental strain of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking about [read more…]
Construction industry calls for regular rapid mass testing to get back to work
Laing O’Rourke has called for more regular rapid testing across the construction industry to help find asymptomatic cases quicker and stop transmission. This support of the UK Government’s ambition to expand testing and target workers [read more…]
Permaroof invests in Covid safety measures for its employees
Derbyshire roofing firm Permaroof has taken unprecedented steps to protect its workforce by investing £2,000 in coronavirus safety equipment. It has installed three Radikal Health systems – which purify and eliminate viruses and bacteria from [read more…]