All Contractors articles – Page 95
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Force majeure clauses rarely come to the aid of subcontractors
Tier 1 contractors need to look after their supply chains in this hour of need
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McAlpine the latest to shut sites
Chief executive says 2m social distancing rule on sites is not practical
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Work continues on Laing O’Rourke’s Manchester Airport site despite positive coronavirus test
Worker on site tested positive for covid-19 yesterday
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Government must extend £25,000 coronavirus grants, FMB warns
Concerns grow for SMEs as construction sites start to shut
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Kier directors to take 20% pay cut during coronavirus outbreak
Contractor has freezed recruitment and offered staff unpaid leave
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More firms start to close down construction sites as mass shutdown beckons
ISG, Taylor Wimpey and Galliard follow Multiplex and take matters into own hands
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Multiplex closes construction sites with immediate effect
Firm says it cannot justify keeping schemes open
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Gove adds to confusion by confirming construction sites can stay open
Industry chiefs demand answers as ministerial advice appears to contradict PM’s lockdown ruling
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New safety rules require more fire specialists, say experts
Building owners face tougher obligations under Fire Safety Bill
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Crunch week for sites as Johnson promises tougher measures if coronavirus advice ignored
Pressure piles on industry to begin shutting down swathes of jobs
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Historic move as government to pay at least 80% of workers’ wages
Chancellor announces unprecedented lifeline for firms and VAT holiday
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Crossrail’s Bond Street job the next to be shut by coronavirus
Site set to be given deep-clean after worker tests positive for disease
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London lockdown would be disastrous, industry experts warn
Firms with small profit margins and low reserves are most vulnerable
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Transport shutdown set to hit London’s construction sites
Dozens of Tube stations to close from this morning while number of bus services is scaled back
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Editor’s blog: Home-schooling starts, with mixed results
As working parents face schools shutting indefinitely Building’s Chloe McCulloch reflects on some of the practicalities
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JCB stops UK production as Europe and US shut sites
Plant giant mothballs work until end of month
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Cash-squeezed contractors to hear from Bank of England how finance lifeline will work
Treasury hoping move will free up banks to lend to more medium-sized firms and SMEs