The construction industry should donate their personal protective equipment to local healthcare communities, says the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
In light of the ongoing battle with COVID-19, Transport for London (TfL) and Crossrail have joined the abundance of companies to close construction sites.
Interserve Construction has been named preferred bidder by the Department for Education to design and build the new Saddleworth School in Oldham worth £25m.
Morgan Sindall has been appointed to deliver planning and design on the first phase of a major project to build Southampton’s first all-through school, St Marks.
The ExCel London will be converted into a hospital to care for coronavirus patients, the secretary of state for health and social care, Matt Hancock has announced.
ISG, Bovis Homes and Barratt Developments are amongst the latest contractors to close down their construction sites to help ensure people are protected against Covid-19.
London developer Galliard Homes has announced that it will close all of its construction sites across London with immediate effect – with the exception of important safety works.
Willmott Dixon has been appointed to build the University of Lincoln’s £7m agri-food research and development (R&D) facility at Peppermint Park, South Lincolnshire Food Enterprise Zone (FEZ) in Holbeach.
Boris Johnson has ordered people to stay at home and banned gatherings of more than two people, while construction sites remain open despite social distancing measures.
Businesses will be able to access government support from today (23 March) to keep operating in the face of the global economic emergency brought on by coronavirus.
Interserve has won a total facilities management (TFM) contract worth £18.5m per annum to deliver TFM services at seven of Landsec’s major retail centres across the UK.
The UK’s construction union, Unite, has urged the government to extend its wage support scheme to protect construction workers trapped in self-employment during the coronavirus crisis.
The value of construction contract awards increased by 16.9% in February when compared with the previous month, as London and the North West scoop the most awards.
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