Clients have given a “mixed” response to the construction industry’s efforts to keep working through the coronavirus pandemic under covid-secure measures, a new report has found.

A scaffolder’s bankruptcy restrictions have been extended for 10 years after securing a covid-19 relief loan he was not entitled to.

Price rises and materials shortages are causing disruption for construction firms throughout Northern Ireland. How is the industry responding?

Build UK has published new guidance for construction employers on developing and implementing a vaccination policy for staff.

A total of 129,600 construction workers remain on furlough – estimated to be around 10% of those eligible for the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

Guidance on how clients and construction firms can collaborate to avoid disputes related to the covid-19 pandemic under NEC4 contracts has been published.

Build UK and the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) have both called for rules relaxing requirements for covid-19 self-isolation for double-vaccinated workers to be accelerated to end the ‘pingdemic’ that is seeing thousands of workers forced to self-isolate.

The Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) covid-19 Site Operating Procedures and Branch Operating Procedures will no longer be current once the remaining coronavirus legal restrictions are lifted on 19 July.

Tier 2 and 3 contracting organisations and clients will be focus of second phase of research

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Mandatory site safety procedures have driven up contractors’ overheads – but some of this extra cost may be claimed back under the contract. Edward Carolan explains For the UK construction…