Coronavirus and construction – Page 7
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NewsRegional contractor Beard cutting up to 35 jobs
Swindon-based firm headed by current CIOB president Mark Beard
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NewsHousing starts by Homes England hit record before covid-19 struck
Latest data shows social housing jumped by 91% in 2019/20
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NewsKeltbray to wrap up redundancy programme next month as turnover hits record
Company making 300 job cuts
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NewsConstruction firms claim £2.6bn of furlough payments
Industry also has most self-employment income support scheme claims
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News McCarthy & Stone rejigs as covid sends firm crashing into red
Former Kier executive goes as retirement specialist hit by £60m of coronavirus charges
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NewsConstruction not expected to reach pre-covid levels until end of 2022, fresh data suggests
Office for Budget Responsibility had originally predicted recovery would take six months
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NewsConstruction begins recovery but output more than one third lower following covid crisis
Activity fell by a record amount in three months to May
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NewsCovid-19 forces councils to dip into reserves to keep key Commonwealth Games jobs on track
Pool and main stadium have needed more cash, authorities told
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NewsIndustry’s main trade body attacks firms for squeezing supply chain during coronavirus crisis
Behaviour follows ‘you will be remembered’ warning from CLC chairman in spring
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NewsChancellor unveils raft of measures to get construction moving again
Rishi Sunak outlines furlough bonus, stamp duty holiday and £3bn green building plan
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NewsInitiative to prevent skills leaving industry launched by government
Talent Retention Scheme aimed at redeploying workers who lose their jobs elsewhere in construction
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NewsCrossrail board to decide project's covid recovery plan this month
Railway chief says Bond Street still some way off completing
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NewsCoronavirus costs being priced into jobs, contractors say
London sites face transport headache as car parking space at previously shut tourist attractions disappears as lockdown eases
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NewsCompletions at Barratt drop by one third
Housebuilder adds it is facing £70m bill to cover cost of repairing concrete frames including Citiscape scheme in Croydon
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NewsStrong rebound in construction output in June
Sites reopenings see workloads grow at fastest pace since July 2018