As government advice urged anyone unable to work from home to return to their job, construction employees across the UK have faced challenges as they began to trickle back to their positions. Here Jayne Harrison, [read more…]
British acoustic measurement instrumentation manufacturer, Cirrus Research, has developed a new package that will help businesses and organisations mitigate the risks of returning to work during the Covid-19 pandemic, in turn helping the country to [read more…]
Specialist supplier AEI Cables is asking for further guidance on the application of new measures which make sprinkler systems mandatory in all new high-rise blocks over 11 metres high. The government announced an amendment to [read more…]
National framework organisation Pagabo has entered into a partnership with health technology brand Moodbeam to look after and promote the wellbeing of everyone working on projects in the built environment through the use of wearable [read more…]
As lockdown measures begin to ease and construction sites reopen, how is the industry going to manage health and safety in these most challenging of times? Catherine Hill, National Commercial Manager & Area Operations Manager [read more…]
New technology is being trialled for the first time in the UK which is expected to be a ‘game changer’ for workers upholding social distancing on construction sites. Bewley Homes is testing a number of [read more…]
As the Government eases lockdown restrictions in England in a bid to restart the economy, some businesses are making their plans to re-open. The Government has issued a set of guidelines to ensure safe working, [read more…]
While many sectors more naturally aligned to remote working have adjusted to new working practices during Covid-19, the construction industry has come up against particular challenges. The very nature of the job meant that construction [read more…]
With the current pandemic, health and safety in the construction industry has never been so important. After analysing recent data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), Yorkshire Brickwork Contractors found that construction has a [read more…]
GetOnSite, an online induction software specialist for the construction industry, has seen a 250% increase in orders since lockdown began due to Covid-19. Managing Director, Sarah Fenwick says: “This is the new norm,” as she [read more…]
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