Pimlico Plumbers has revealed it is rolling out a policy called ‘swab for a job’ – as part of its company-wide COVID testing. Founder and owner Charlie
Why Covid-19 is an opportunity to rethink wellbeing within construction
The construction sector faced major workplace health, safety and wellbeing challenges even before the logistical and financial problems generated by Covid-19. But, as Ian Caminsky argues, the pandemic has also created an opportunity for construction firms to regroup, examine internal data and prioritise the wellbeing of workers.
Coronavirus has caused industry leaders to rethink their approach to work. While for many sectors this has meant a review of where and when we work, for the construction sector the changes that can be made in the workplace are more subtle in nature.
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Get set now to do business when the UK’s trading with the EU changes on January 1
Published:
11:18 AM December 3, 2020
Updated:
6:29 AM December 10, 2020
NEW CHALLENGE: If you are selling goods to the EU, prepare for new customs procedures Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images
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From January 1, 2021 the way the UK trades with the EU will change. Businesses need to act now! This is true for retail, those trading in consumer goods, services and investment, construction and housing as well as vehicle and haulier firms.
LEADING THE WAY: Laura Hobbs, UK and Ireland One Procurement Programme Lead at Royal BAM Group Picture: Contributed
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Get set now to do business when the UK’s trading with the EU changes on January 1
Published:
11:18 AM December 3, 2020
Updated:
6:29 AM December 10, 2020
NEW CHALLENGE: If you are selling goods to the EU, prepare for new customs procedures Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images
- Credit: Getty Images
From January 1, 2021 the way the UK trades with the EU will change. Businesses need to act now! This is true for retail, those trading in consumer goods, services and investment, construction and housing as well as vehicle and haulier firms.
LEADING THE WAY: Laura Hobbs, UK and Ireland One Procurement Programme Lead at Royal BAM Group Picture: Contributed
Construction News asked figures from throughout the industry what construction should prepare for in the New Year. Here’s what they had to say.
Costain group safety, health and environment director Lawrence Webb
“The spectre of COVID is still hanging over us and I would absolutely reinforce messages that I’ve heard from my health, safety and environment colleagues all across our industry for many months now and that is: please maintain your focus on the wellbeing of us as individuals, as teams and as an industry. Our physical and mental wellbeing is absolutely key to us all getting through this. Please keep up with the Construction Leadership Council guidance, government instruction. Let’s do this together and rid the world of this horrific situation. Alongside that, the other area is […] the carbon agenda. This is a key area for the future of all of us. If we don’t reduce our carbon impacts […] then we’re on a very slippery slope where the clock is absolutely ticki