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Beal Homes introduces support package for buyers

|Date: 22 Apr 2020

Beal Homes introduces support package for buyers

Beal Homes launches support package to help buyers during coronavirus crisis. Housebuilder Beal Homes, wh ...

Beal Homes launches support package to help buyers during coronavirus crisis. Housebuilder Beal Homes, which operates in Hull, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, has launched a support package to help ...

22 Apr 2020
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Persimmon announces ‘volunteer army’ to help the NHS

|Date: 15 Apr 2020

Persimmon announces ‘volunteer army’ to help the NHS

Persimmon Homes has revealed plans to create a 'volunteer army' to help the NHS and local communities dur ...

Persimmon Homes has revealed plans to create a 'volunteer army' to help the NHS and local communities during the Covid-19 crisis. The business has encouraged hundreds of staff to register for the Pers ...

15 Apr 2020
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FMB: Call for Grants to Help Construction SMEs

|Date: 06 Apr 2020

FMB: Call for Grants to Help Construction SMEs

It’s paramount that the Government steps up its support for small construction firms, as we risk seeing a ...

It’s paramount that the Government steps up its support for small construction firms, as we risk seeing a crash similar to that experienced during the financial crisis of 2008-09 when just under half ...

06 Apr 2020
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FMB to Sunak: Don’t Leave Directors ‘High and Dry’

|Date: 03 Apr 2020

FMB to Sunak: Don’t Leave Directors ‘High and Dry’

Don’t leave company directors high and dry, FMB tells Chancellor Greater support is needed for those runn ...

Don’t leave company directors high and dry, FMB tells Chancellor Greater support is needed for those running small businesses who fall between the gap in schemes to support employees and the self-empl ...

03 Apr 2020
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Safety Plans: “Biggest Changes in a Generation”

|Date: 03 Apr 2020

Safety Plans: “Biggest Changes in a Generation”

The Government has confirmed it plans to go ahead with what it describes as the "biggest changes to build ...

The Government has confirmed it plans to go ahead with what it describes as the "biggest changes to building safety in a generation". Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps ...

03 Apr 2020
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Government must give clearer guidance on building sites says British Safety Council

|Date: 24 Mar 2020

Government must give clearer guidance on building sites says British Safety Council

As the UK heads into at least three weeks of lockdown, concerns are being raised across the country as th ...

As the UK heads into at least three weeks of lockdown, concerns are being raised across the country as thousands of construction workers headed out to work, including on packed London Underground trai ...

24 Mar 2020
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Construction needs specific COVID-19 working practice guidelines

|Date: 24 Mar 2020

Construction needs specific COVID-19 working practice guidelines

As well as offering member guidance on government intervention and stopping the transmission and spread o ...

As well as offering member guidance on government intervention and stopping the transmission and spread of COVID-19, the National Federation of Builders (NFB) has been frequently speaking to its membe ...

24 Mar 2020
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Chancellor unveils wage rescue package

|Date: 23 Mar 2020

Chancellor unveils wage rescue package

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a wage subsidy package intended to protect millions of jobs. H ...

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a wage subsidy package intended to protect millions of jobs. He and the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson have faced increasing pressure to provide additional su ...

23 Mar 2020
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Lighthouse Club release Covid-19 statement

|Date: 20 Mar 2020

Lighthouse Club release Covid-19 statement

Important announcement from the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity During these difficult and uncer ...

Important announcement from the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity During these difficult and uncertain times we would like to reassure everyone that our 24/7 Construction Industry Helpline and ...

20 Mar 2020
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NFB: It’s time for the Government to act again

|Date: 20 Mar 2020

NFB: It’s time for the Government to act again

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will have a disastrous impact on the construction industry. There hav ...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will have a disastrous impact on the construction industry. There have been a number of measures announced to support UK businesses such as the £330 billion economy ...

20 Mar 2020
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