News tagged covid
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Construction new work activity fell 2% in 2023
Order figures in last quarter of 2023 slide to lowest level since Covid
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Contractor ordered to repay fraudulently obtained covid loan
A self-employed construction contractor from East London has been ordered to pay £10,000 within one week after transferring a Covid support loan to his personal account. The post Contractor ordered to repay fraudulently obtained covid loan appeared first on Construction Management.
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Plumber used covid loan to gamble and buy puppy
Court hands out suspended sentence for Bounce Back Loan fraud
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Hinkley C up to 3 years late and cost could soar by £10bn
Covid, 7,000 design changes and materials and labour inflation set delivery back
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Government puts £1.1bn Covid ‘Megalab’ on sale at less than build cost to taxpayer
The government has put a Covid ’megalab’ in Leamington Spa up for sale at a price believe to be less than the £1.1m taxpayers paid to build it.
Resources tagged covid
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Metroun - Are Labour Shortages Affecting The UK Construction Industry? 08022023
This animated video from Metroun looks at the labour shortage currently being experienced within the UK and the reasons behind why it is happening. They also look at some of the impacts and affects of the labour shortage.
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Rider Levett Bucknall Tender Price Forecast UK, Q4 2021
RLB's end-of-year 2021 edition of the Tender Price Forecast summarises the dramatic experience of the last year and looks to how 2022 will be unwrapped. Much will depend on how the industry continues to deal with its resource-availability and cost concerns, as input costs remain the focus of attention, and contractors’ cost responses are clothed in uncertainty.
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The Sunday Times - Canary Wharf office block sold & WFH, 12122021
A couple of articles from The Sunday Times which highlight the current (and potentially) long term influence of Working From Home on the commercial office sector and 'urban recovery': - Canary Wharf office block sold for knockdown price amid WFH fear; and - This capricious government can't level up without business This is an issue the Government should be considering as they finalise their "levelling up" White Paper
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Building Magazine - Covid risks are being shunted down the supply chain, 13112020
Rudi Klein states "Subcontractors should beware of sneaky contractual clauses that force them to carry the bulk of all covid risk"
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Beale & Co - Webinar: COVID-19 and Insurance Brokers E&O, 06052020
In this webinar Joe Bryant and Stephen Reilly of Beale & Co look at how unsuccessful claims for Business Interruption cover may rebound and result in negligence claims against insurance brokers and their PI insurers, and whether or not such claims are likely to be successful
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