Covid update

CLC Site Operating Procedures Version 4 released The Construction Leadership Council has published an updated Site Operating Procedures ver4, which replaces the Site Operating Procedures ver3, [...]

The Government announced on Sunday that it was urging businesses in England to return to work and released OUR PLAN TO REBUILD: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy on Monday which [...]

With more construction sites being encouraged to reopen, Build UK Chief Executive Suzannah Nichol, along with Contractors Mark Reynolds (Mace) and Greg Craig (Skanska), met with Secretary of [...]

The UK Government announced a further extension of the Coronavirus Lockdown restriction for at least another three weeks on 16 April, with suggestions that this may continue into late-May. While [...]

With the Governments in both England and Wales having offered some relaxation for the construction sector of the strict social-distancing rules, it seems clear that many more sites are likely to [...]

With still some confusion about which if any construction sites can remain open, UK construction industry activity in March 2020 is reported to have fallen to its lowest level since April 2009. [...]

SITE OPERATIONS As more construction sites close, Government Business Minister Alok Sharma has identified construction as an example of work that should continue during the coronavirus lockdown. [...]

As the Coronavirus lockdown continues there remains uncertainty about how long construction sites will remain open. The Cabinet Office and several senior ministers have confirmed that Government [...]

Further to the information we provided to members on Friday 20th March much has changed over the weekend culminating with the Prime Minister’s message last night on national television shutting [...]

Coronavirus COVID-19 is developing rapidly and the impact on our members, their customers and workforces in the construction industry will be dramatic and in some cases unavoidable. We are [...]