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Garic providing units for coronavirus testing centres

|Date: April 20, 2020

Garic providing units for coronavirus testing centres

Garic takes on a new project to help tackle COVID-19. Garic is providing units to be used by the governme ...

Garic takes on a new project to help tackle COVID-19. Garic is providing units to be used by the government as it increases the number of coronavirus testing centres. Garic usually supplies specialise ...

April 20, 2020
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Increase in construction site thefts during coronavirus lockdown

|Date: April 15, 2020

Increase in construction site thefts during coronavirus lockdown

Police forces across the UK are having to carry out extra night patrols in empty city and town centres, a ...

Police forces across the UK are having to carry out extra night patrols in empty city and town centres, as burglars target construction sites as well as commercial premises during the coronavirus lock ...

April 15, 2020
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New tower crane safety guidance from CPA

|Date: April 15, 2020

New tower crane safety guidance from CPA

Given the unprecedented situation presently faced with the coronavirus outbreak, the Construction Plant-h ...

Given the unprecedented situation presently faced with the coronavirus outbreak, the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Tower Crane Interest Group (TCIG) has issued advice to tower crane owne ...

April 15, 2020
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JCB supports the vulnerable and homeless

|Date: April 09, 2020

JCB supports the vulnerable and homeless

JCB has launched an international aid initiative in the communities around its factories to help people i ...

JCB has launched an international aid initiative in the communities around its factories to help people in need of food as a result of disruption caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. The company’s cate ...

April 09, 2020
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Construction plant theft soars by an estimated 50% as COVID-19 forces sites to close

|Date: April 07, 2020

Construction plant theft soars by an estimated 50% as COVID-19 forces sites to close

During the last fortnight, there has been a marked increase in plant and tool theft from both vehicles an ...

During the last fortnight, there has been a marked increase in plant and tool theft from both vehicles and site compounds. The sharp spike in thefts is largely due to construction firms and contractor ...

April 07, 2020
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Threthowans lawyer comments on construction industry lockdown

|Date: March 31, 2020

Threthowans lawyer comments on construction industry lockdown

Following the ongoing debate about the implications of the UK lockdown to construction companies, and whe ...

Following the ongoing debate about the implications of the UK lockdown to construction companies, and whether they should remain open, Karl Cameron, an experienced commercial litigation partner at law ...

March 31, 2020
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WATCH: JCB joins national call to action over ventilator shortage

|Date: March 30, 2020

WATCH: JCB joins national call to action over ventilator shortage

JCB is poised to re-start production at a factory closed as a result of the Coronavirus crisis in order t ...

JCB is poised to re-start production at a factory closed as a result of the Coronavirus crisis in order to join the national effort to manufacture ventilators, the company has announced. JCB received ...

March 30, 2020
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IPAF’s eLearning offers remote MEWP training solutions

|Date: March 30, 2020

IPAF’s eLearning offers remote MEWP training solutions

Candidates seeking to renew or obtain PAL Cards to operate Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) and th ...

Candidates seeking to renew or obtain PAL Cards to operate Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) and those wishing to undertake specialist management training are advised to opt for online distance ...

March 30, 2020
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Coronavirus | Industry update 26/03/2020

|Date: March 26, 2020

Coronavirus | Industry update 26/03/2020

CPN collects statements and announcements from JCB, GMB, Building Engineering Services Association, Natio ...

CPN collects statements and announcements from JCB, GMB, Building Engineering Services Association, National Federation of Builders and GGR Group. GGR Group GGR wishes to reassure customers that we re ...

March 26, 2020
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Construction expert calls on the UK building industry to assist in Coronavirus ‘war effort’

|Date: March 26, 2020

Construction expert calls on the UK building industry to assist in Coronavirus ‘war effort’

Mike Leonard, Visiting Professor in Manufacturing and Construction at Birmingham City University and CEO ...

Mike Leonard, Visiting Professor in Manufacturing and Construction at Birmingham City University and CEO of industry CIC Building Alliance has called on the UK construction industry to assist the UK g ...

March 26, 2020
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