Covid-19

Interserve Construction has deployed new social distancing technology at the NEC Birmingham as it continues to roll out the final phase of the development of the new ...

Cumbernauld-based facades specialist MSP (Scotland) will recommence operations from May 4, providing vital materials to construction projects in England. The reopening follows a shut-down of approximately four ...

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) is providing greater visibility on what constitutes ‘essential work’ to prevent key workers being harassed and verbally abused during vital ...

The different message from the Scottish Government regarding the construction industry compared to the rest of the UK is causing frustration throughout the country, the Scottish Plant ...

Willmott Dixon’s senior operations manager Nick Proverbs explains how a combination of technology and innovation is enabling the firm to maintain social distancing at the University of ...

The newly-established Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has hailed the “speed and efficiency” of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme rollout – but has warned that the ...

The UK Government has announced that small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders. Under the ...

With more major housebuilders returning to site this week, the industry’s largest trade union has called on the UK Government to include construction workers in its targeted ...

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has published a series of proposals to support the delivery of safe working environments as construction sites in ...

A Scottish architectural and planning practice has developed and launched a portal of virtual work experience for secondary pupils who are missing out on work experience this ...

Springfield Properties has agreed an additional £18 million loan facility with Bank of Scotland as it prepares to navigate the uncertainty surrounding the current lockdown. The housebuilder ...

COVID-19 is presenting challenges for the construction sector in many areas, but the marked differences between the approach in Scotland and England is causing significant confusion amongst ...