All Coronavirus articles – Page 11
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 17 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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CommentThe long haul back to pre-coronavirus levels of activity
Data from the ONS and OBR points to a tick-shaped not a v-shaped recovery, says Construction Products Association’s Rebecca Larkin
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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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CommentWill the Building Safety Bill make insurance unaffordable?
Regulatory change is coming but the government must also consider the insurance industry’s ability to provide robust cover, argues Weightman’s Paul Lowe
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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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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 15 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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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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CommentDesign’s social value is being overlooked - that has to change
Architects have to quantify the impact their work has on communities, says HLM’s Philip Watson
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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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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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CommentAfter Nightingale: Some lessons for construction and public procurement
A crisis triggered the need for the Nightingale hospitals but the mindset behind their construction should apply to all projects, in good times and bad
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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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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 13 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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CommentWhat do five housebuilder trading updates tell us?
Share prices are on the up, thanks to healthy order books and the stamp duty holiday surge, says Building Value’s Tony Williams
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FeaturesThe dust has settled on the chancellor’s latest rescue package, so is the industry happy?
The government deems construction crucial to getting the country back on its feet but worries remain, writes Tom Lowe
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 10 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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CommentIs the chancellor’s summer statement draught proof?
This government must avoid fiscal bursts that could damage long-term investment in a low carbon economy, says UKGBC’s Julie Hirigoyen
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