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UK construction reboots despite lockdown extension
Major British housebuilder Redrow has announced it will start reopening its sites in May. The move comes just days after rival firms, including Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey and Vistry, took similar action.
Redrow halted construction work on its sites on 27...
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Russian construction plunged into Covid-19 crisis
A report from the Eastern European Construction Forecasting Association (EECFA) has revealed that, as confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus soar, the government is insistent that construction projects remain on track.
Only projects in Moscow and the Moscow region have...
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Trade bodies monitor construction supplies to iron out demand and production
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is working with the Construction Products Association (CPA) to monitor the manufacturing and distribution of their respective members in order to meet the needs of housebuilders, contractors and SME builders as sites re-open.
They are...
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Mick George Group provide complimentary package to support new Covid-19 testing facility
As part of the UK Government’s announcement of a new five pillar plan to boost testing for COVID-19, AstraZeneca, GSK and the University of Cambridge have formed a joint collaboration to take action to support this national effort.
A new...
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Willmott Dixon highlights measures to build safely during Covid-19 at Stockton’s Globe Theatre
Willmott Dixon has over 95 per cent of its projects open after implementing the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) Site Operating Procedures to ensure sites remain safe environments to work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Government has consistently said it wants...
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Scientists create stronger and greener concrete using graphene
Scientists from the University of Exeter have created a new concrete that incorporates graphene in its design to make it stronger, greener and more durable than traditional concrete.
The composite material is made using nanotechnology and is more than twice...
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Contractor protects team from virus in theatre operation
One of the sites to have implemented the Construction Leadership Council's (CLC) coronavirus site operating procedures is the renovation of the Globe Theatre in Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham.
Construction manager Mark Wolverson says: “Following the prime minister’s announcement about the...
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