More news – Page 537
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NewsMore and more sites restarting but worries grow over abuse of workers in Scotland
Trade group north of border drawing up checklist to educate hostile public
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NewsInterserve trials new social distancing warning technology on Birmingham hospital job
Alarm sounds if people are closer than 2m
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NewsBCO says there will be less hot desking and more bike space once office workers return
Report predicts raft of changes will need to be made to meet social distancing protocols
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NewsCLC tells government to speed up handing out loans
Companies at risk if process held up by red tape, survey finds
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NewsLaing O’Rourke opens nearly 400 beds at Welsh hospital a year early for covid patients
Gleeds project manager on scheme
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CommentTackling the cladding challenge
Terry Stocks, from Faithful+ Gould, outlines what it will take to deliver the government’s £1.6bn programme to replace unsafe cladding on high rise buildings
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NewsEmployers' groups want furlough scheme extended again
Hundreds of construction firms have used initiative which is set to end on 30 June
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NewsPolice search of arrested developer’s home ruled unlawful
Raid on home of Elliot Lawless carried out last December
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 29 April
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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NewsHawkins\Brown gets planning nod for Glasgow hotel
Gardiner + Theobald and Atelier 10 also working on project
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NewsMost construction firms have no coronavirus recovery plan
Survey reveals lack of planning for post-lockdown phase could hold sector back
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NewsPersimmon turns down government coronavirus help
Housebuilder alone among volume firms in not furloughing staff or taking state-backed loans
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NewsLaing O’Rourke asks workers to use alternatives to Tube on remobilised Tottenham Court Road job
Suggestions include cycling or driving in as £195m Soho Place scheme resumes
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NewsBarratt silent on site restart
UK’s biggest housebuilder says it will remobilise when ‘safe and appropriate’
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NewsLondon MP wants firms to publish plans on how to get workers to site without using public transport
James Murray writes to minister asking him to enforce staggered start times
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NewsHS2 civils contracts to reflect impact of covid-19 on work, minister says
Government gave green light to £12bn worth of jobs earlier this month
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CommentTCC rejects BCC: the perils of serving notices by email
A recent High Court ruling highlights how serving notices by email can go wrong – what can you do to avoid this?
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CommentThe long and winding road to recovery
Construction firms want to understand the government’s lockdown exit strategy before they make meaningful plans for the future
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CommentLegal tips on drafting contracts in a pandemic
Covid-19 has already transformed operating procedures on site, but how we draw up and sign contracts must also adapt
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FeaturesFull results: Latest reader survey reveals impact of continuing lockdown
Research indicates growing optimism among people working in construction, although most firms do not have recovery plans in place