New report says £1.2bn of work awarded last month now on hold

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Barbour ABI data says more than 200 contracts mothballed

Firms awarded £1.2bn worth of work in March have had their jobs put on hold because of the coronavirus crisis.

According to Barbour ABI’s monthly Economic & Construction Market Review, the figure amounts to more than 200 jobs and around one third of last month’s contracts by value.

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