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Five tech trends transforming construction

|Date: 09 Nov 2020

Five tech trends transforming construction

PJ Farr, Managing Director, UK Connect, explains what the construction industry needs to do to thrive. Th ...

PJ Farr, Managing Director, UK Connect, explains what the construction industry needs to do to thrive. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact across UK business and industry and we’re alre ...

09 Nov 2020
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IronmongeryDirect comments on second England lockdown

|Date: 06 Nov 2020

IronmongeryDirect comments on second England lockdown

Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest supplier of specialist ironm ...

Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest supplier of specialist ironmongery, has commented on the potential impact of a second lockdown on the construction industry ...

06 Nov 2020
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Study shows property and construction professionals are scared of making mistakes, comfortable with seeing themselves on Zoom and hate making calls

|Date: 03 Nov 2020

Study shows property and construction professionals are scared of making mistakes, comfortable with seeing themselves on Zoom and hate making calls

With a second lockdown looming, 34% of property and construction professionals are working in fear, scare ...

With a second lockdown looming, 34% of property and construction professionals are working in fear, scared of making a mistake at work. The nationwide poll, commissioned by Feel Good Contacts revealed ...

03 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 and restricted access to trade counters has accelerated adoption of online purchasing and ‘click & collect’ services

|Date: 22 Oct 2020

Covid-19 and restricted access to trade counters has accelerated adoption of online purchasing and ‘click & collect’ services

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a significant fall in activity in the construction market and in the wid ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a significant fall in activity in the construction market and in the wider economy. Consequently, the plumbers’ merchants’ market is forecast to decline by 18% in 2020 ...

22 Oct 2020
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New figures show impact of COVID-19 on housebuilding rates

|Date: 19 Oct 2020

New figures show impact of COVID-19 on housebuilding rates

The number of new build homes started or completed in England between April and June 2020 fell to their l ...

The number of new build homes started or completed in England between April and June 2020 fell to their lowest levels since the year 2000 as Covid-19 hit the construction industry, according to new fi ...

19 Oct 2020
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SureCav celebrates record-breaking summer of sales

|Date: 29 Sep 2020

SureCav celebrates record-breaking summer of sales

SureCav, the leading brand of sustainable cavity wall backing membrane, announces its most successful sum ...

SureCav, the leading brand of sustainable cavity wall backing membrane, announces its most successful summer for sales and leads since its launch. Although the COVID-19 shutdown resulted in a dip in e ...

29 Sep 2020
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Private housing sites operating at 80% of productivity due to Covid-19

|Date: 28 Sep 2020

Private housing sites operating at 80% of productivity due to Covid-19

The latest Covid-19 construction statistics suggest that sites were operating at 80% in terms of producti ...

The latest Covid-19 construction statistics suggest that sites were operating at 80% in terms of productivity in August – according to the new Private Housebuilding report which was published by AMA R ...

28 Sep 2020
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Two in five construction businesses fear Covid-19 threat

|Date: 07 Jul 2020

Two in five construction businesses fear Covid-19 threat

Two in five (38%) small businesses operating in construction fear their business is at risk as a result o ...

Two in five (38%) small businesses operating in construction fear their business is at risk as a result of the coronavirus, according to a new report. A survey of 840 small business owners and self-em ...

07 Jul 2020
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JCB Finance to provide CBILS-backed loans

|Date: 22 Jun 2020

JCB Finance to provide CBILS-backed loans

JCB Finance has been accredited by the British Business Bank to provide the Government Coronavirus Busine ...

JCB Finance has been accredited by the British Business Bank to provide the Government Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) – designed to support the continued provision of finance to ...

22 Jun 2020
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Bewley Homes tests new social distancing technology

|Date: 17 Jun 2020

Bewley Homes tests new social distancing technology

Bewley Homes is testing a number of social distancing wristbands from One.site. The wristbands vibrate wh ...

Bewley Homes is testing a number of social distancing wristbands from One.site. The wristbands vibrate when workers come within two metres of each other, which is expected to remind workers to be vigi ...

17 Jun 2020
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