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With the gates being closed on more and more UK construction sites due to the coronavirus crisis, various guidance has now been produced on mothballing sites....

Despite ministers repeatedly reasserting that construction work should continue where social distancing protocols can be observed, builders who want to keep working are finding it increasingly difficult to do so....

Scottish local authorities have been sent a letter spelling out new building standards measures designed to avoid any hold-ups in the erection of temporary care facilities while ensuring safety....

The Scottish government has announced plans to open a temporary hospital with an initial 300 beds within two weeks....

VolkerInfra has won a £15.5m contract for work at the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland....

While building sites are closing their gates citing a lack of materials, materials suppliers are shutting their doors because of a lack of sites staying open....

Kier has responded to the coronavirus crisis by cutting the salaries of employees....

Construction bosses under fire for keeping their sites open have today been given support by the government....

Vinci’s 2019 results for its UK activities show growth in its building and facilities management division but decline in civil engineering output due to public sector project starts being delayed....

Total builders’ merchant sales in January 2020 were down 2.6% compared with January 2019....