Build UK Daily Update

Source - Build UK

The Government has confirmed that the current lockdown will be extended by at least three weeks, which means that construction sites must continue to implement the Site Operating Procedures ‐ Version 3 for the foreseeable future. Projects are adapting site facilities and introducing extended working hours, and Build UK members Highways England, Wates and VolkerWessels UK have all shared examples of how social distancing is being achieved.

The announcement followed the latest industry conference call with Minister for Business and Industry Nadhim Zahawi, where Build UK members Mark Reynolds, Chief Executive of Mace, and Julie White, Managing Director of D‐Drill and a Specialist Contractor member of the Drilling and Sawing Association (DSA), gave a first‐hand update on the current challenges faced by the supply chain.

Read our latest statement which contains further details of the Ministerial discussion.