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Changes to self-isolation rules and increasing vaccine take-up
From Monday 16 August, people who have received two doses of a covid vaccine or who are aged under 18 will no longer be legally required to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a positive case. This means that fully vaccinated contacts will...
FIS supports Clerkenwell Open 2021
A new, free two-day ‘OPEN’ showroom trail event has been launched by the BCFA (British Contract Furnishing Association) and WOD (Women in Office Design) to celebrate the reopening of the Clerkenwell Furniture and Design showrooms. The event, which is supported by FIS,...
HSE plans to extend employer responsibility to provide PPE to all workers
The HSE formal consultation exercise on amendments to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPER) will close on Sunday 15 August. The aim of the consultation is to understand the impact on stakeholders and businesses of extending the scope of...
NEBOSH qualification now accepted for CSCS Academically Qualified Person registration
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) is to formally recognise the NEBOSH Health & Safety Management for Construction (UK) qualification for its Academically Qualified Person (AQP) card, effective immediately. CSCS, the UK’s leading skills...
Additional Bank Holiday in 2022
There will be an additional bank holiday next year to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022. The Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) Working Rule Agreement formally recognises eight bank holidays each year, and the CIJC is proposing that this is...
Consultation: spread of fire onto external wall cladding systems
The Scottish Government has issued a consultation “Building Standards (Fire Safety) – A consultation on external wall systems”. They are looking to address issues in relation to the design and construction of buildings and the safety of persons in and around...
Delivery of the construction pipeline
Build UK has worked with market intelligence provider Tussell to analyse the delivery of the IPA’s National Infrastructure and Construction Procurement Pipeline 2020/21. The analysis, which looks at whether the top 50 projects were tendered in line with the target...
Build UK members maintain payment terms
The latest results published under the Duty to Report on Payment Practices and Performance show that the payment performance of Build UK members has improved again over the last six months, despite the ongoing challenges presented by COVID‐19 and Brexit. Contractor...
Double-digit Growth Forecast for Construction Despite Product and Labour Shortages
Construction output is currently very buoyant and is forecast to rise by 13.7% in 2021 and 6.3% in 2022, according to the Construction Products Association’s latest Summer Forecast published today. This positive outlook comes despite the dual constraints of shortages...