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Sir Robert McAlpine has joined the growing list of UK contractors closing the gates of their construction sites....

Specialist brick manufacturer Michelmersh Brick has announced a suspension of operations for at least three weeks due to the Covid-19 pandemic....

Construction contractors working through the Covid-19 pandemic risk social media attacks for ‘putting profit before people’; clients on the other hand seem to escape blame....

The government has told builders’ merchants that they are an essential service and need to stay open during the Covid-19 pandemic....

Stay at home unless you have to go out to work remains the official government line, putting construction workers in the firing....

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) and the Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have decided to suspend enforcement of the gender pay gap reporting deadlines for the current 2019/20 financial...

Transport for London is suspending what is left to be done on the already long-delayed Crossrail project until the coronavirus pandemic subsides....

Bovis Homes and Barratt Developments have joined the likes of ISG and Galliard in closing their sites in response to the Covid-19 pandemic....

Despite government advice for construction work to continue, main contractor ISG is closing down its sites to keep its workers safe....

Travis Perkins, Jewson, Howdens and Huws Gray Ridgeons are among builders’ merchants deciding to close their doors in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown...