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As more businesses prepare for staff to return to work in offices, addressing social distancing, hygiene and creating a safe and comfortable working environment will be of vital importance. To ensure companies keep staff protected from the potential spread of...

The Work and Skills Team at Manchester City Council have been working on a number of different projects whilst continuing to support businesses and residents across Manchester. The closure of schools and community groups, as well as the wider consequences of the...

The CICV Forum has launched a major consultation among its members to discover what stakeholders want for the Scottish construction industry after COVID-19 – and how to achieve it. With companies beginning a phased return to work, the wide-ranging questionnaire...

Launch of Edge Post Covid-19 Revival Fund – How to build back better The Edge Foundation has announced the launch of the Edge Post Covid-19 Revival Fund. This is a one-off fund with up to £250,000 of grant funding available.  Applications are welcomed for grants of...

As of last week, the Scottish Government has allowed the construction sector to start work on preparing its sites for a safe return to work – Phase 1 on the industry Re-Start Plan (see information here) - and that industry has been asked to “consult with government to...

The complex question of how to bring workforce safely off furlough and back to work is examined in detail in the latest guidance to be issued by the CICV Forum in Scotland. With the Scottish Government authorising a phased easing of the lockdown rules, the Forum’s...

Domestic reverse charge VAT for construction services - delay in implementation announced Following pressure from the industry (including a letter signed by FIS in the Telegraph last weekend). HMRC have announced that the introduction of the domestic reverse charge...

Building owners can now register their interest for the £1 billion Building Safety Fund for the remediation of unsafe non‐Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding. The deadline for registering interest is 31 July 2020 and anyone that goes on to apply for funding...

Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) this morning welcomed the announcement from Business Secretary Alok Sharma that Government is able to provide guarantees of up to £10 billion to Trade Credit Insurance schemes for business-to-business transactions. Trade Credit...