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Lockdown Restrictions Tighten in England, but Construction and Manufacturing can Continue
In a sombre message to the nation the Prime Minister advised that, due to acceleration of COVID-19 cases linked to the new variant of the virus, England would need to enter a new National Lockdown. People have been advised to stay at home except for specific reasons,...
COVID Update Scotland: Briefing from the First Minister
In her address to the Scottish Parliament today First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon announced plans to tighten lockdown measures from midnight tonight. The First Minister used evidence of accelerating spread of COVID-19 in Scotland (a further 1,905 new cases were reported...
Barbour ABI: November sees marginal increase as contract awards reach £4.9 billion
hile the rollout of the Covid vaccine has raised hopes of a return to normality, a difficult winter and spring looms. GDP in October confirmed slowing activity as month-on-month output growth fell to 0.4%. The imposition of restrictions to avoid the overwhelming of...
Construction Skills Certification Scheme Annual Review 2020
CSCS published its Annual Review in December 2020 containing ‘Highlights and Accomplishments’ and ‘Priorities for 2021’, for full details please visit CSCS_Annual_Review_2020_final.pdf Here is a summary of the areas we feel are applicable to FIS members. Industrial...
Details of Brexit Deal published and new guidance emerging to support businesses
Details of the Brexit deal are now available. The 1,246-page deal has finally been published along with a helpful summary document. The Deal will need to be ratified in both the EU and UK, with Parliament set to sit on the 30th December. Plans are already in place...
Prime Minister Heralds a Jumbo Canada Plus Brexit Deal
In a press conference this afternoon, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that a deal has finally been agreed in principle with the EU. A full 1,645 days since the referendum, tens of thousands of hours of negotiation and with just seven days to go, it would...
List of UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies Confirmed
In what looks to be a good news day for Brexit, the list of UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies has been published. This means that systems can now be put in place to support the application of UKCA Marking from the 1st January. In further good news for the sector...
Secretary of State issues open letter to ensure no Tiers of Confusion for Construction
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma has issued a new open letter confirming that construction, tradespeople entering homes and its supply chain including merchants, suppliers and product manufacturers, can continue to...
EU Exit Business Readiness: CLC Publish Final Checklist
The Construction Leadership Council has published a final checklist for construction businesses ahead of the end of the transition period with the EU. This one page checklist summarises the key changes that UK construction businesses will face at the end of the...