McAlpine the latest to shut sites

By Alice Lorenzato-Lloyd2020-03-25T12:11:00

Chief executive says 2m social distancing rule on sites is not practical

Sir Robert McAlpine is the latest contractor to admit the government’s 2m social distancing guideline is increasingly difficult to enforce and has begun shutting sites.

Chief executive Paul Hamer said: “Given the most recent developments we do not believe we should be asking our people to travel on public transport. We cannot operate canteens on our sites; we are not classified as key workers; and upholding the social distancing rule is unfeasible on some of our projects.”

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