More and more sites restarting but worries grow over abuse of workers in Scotland

By Dave Rogers2020-04-30T05:00:00

Trade group north of border drawing up checklist to educate hostile public

As more and more sites open across England and Wales, a Scottish trade group set up last month to coordinate the industry’s response to the coronavirus pandemic north of the border has reported an increase in the number of builders being abused for going to work.

Latest figures from Build UK show that 70% of its members’ sites are up and running after being shut down days after Boris Johnson announced a lockdown more than five weeks ago.

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