Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to have a significant impact on businesses across the construction industry and this dedicated Build UK webpage collates the latest information and support for employers.
We are working as part of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) Task Force to ensure effective communication between the industry and Government, and the CLC has published its Roadmap to Recovery which sets out a strategy to drive the recovery of the sector.
There is unprecedented business support available from Government, and the CLC has produced Site Operating Procedures to ensure sites are implementing the Government’s social distancing requirements.
Businesses should continue to follow the most up-to-date Government guidance on Working Safely during Coronavirus, which includes construction and other outdoor work and other people’s homes, and for the construction sector in Scotland.
Build UK has produced a short film showing how the industry has come together to respond to the crisis.
Industry Representation
- Ministerial Statement – Extending Site Working Hours – 13 May 2020
- Secretary of State Letter to the UK Manufacturing Sector – 8 April 2020
- Secretary of State Letter to the UK Construction Sector – 31 March 2020
- CLC Statement on Payments and Contracts – 8 April 2020
- HSE Statement – Regulating Occupational Health and Safety – 13 May 2020
Government Guidance
- COVID-19 Recovery Strategy – UK Government
- COVID-19 Route Map through and out of the Crisis – Scottish Government
- England – Employees, Employers & Businesses
- Northern Ireland – Support for Businesses
- Scotland – Support for Businesses
- Wales – Support for Businesses
Government Support for Business
- Business Support Finder
- Bounce Back Loan Scheme
- Construction Talent Retention Scheme
- Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
- Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
- Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme
- COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility
- HMRC Late Payment Support
Advice for Businesses
- Apprenticeships during Coronavirus
- Business Loan Application Guidance
- CITB Support
- CLC Roadmap to Recovery – An Industry Recovery Plan
- CLC Roadmap to Recovery – Executive Summary
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) – Business Cooperation in Response to COVID-19
- Contractual Behaviour Responsibility – Cabinet Office Guidance
- Contractual Best Practice – CLC Guidance
- Contractual Issues
- Coronavirus Testing
- CSCS Card Applications
- CSCS Partner Card Scheme Measures
- Extended Site Working Hours FAQs
- Film – Leading the Construction Industry through the Coronavirus Crisis
- Fraud and Cyber Crime
- Procurement Policy Note 01/20 – Procuring Goods with Extreme Urgency
- Procurement Policy Note 02/20 – Payment of Suppliers
- Procurement Policy Note 02/20 – Guidance Notes for Construction Contracts
- Procurement Policy Note 04/20 – Recovery and Transition from COVID-19
- Redundancy Checklist for Employers
- Retaining Talent in Construction – The Results of the People Survey
- Scotland – Construction Sector Guidance
- Scotland – Contractual Issues
- Scotland – Safe Return and Restart Guidance
- Site Operating Procedures
- Tax Measures
- Travel Advice for Sites in London
- Working Safely during Coronavirus – Construction
- Working Safety during Coronavirus in Other People’s Homes
Information and Support for Workers
- Accommodation Finder
- Charities and Benevolent Funds
- Renters – Suspension of New Evictions and Other Protections
- Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
- Self-Isolation for Households
- Statutory Sick Pay
- Universal Credit
- Universal Credit for Self-Employed Workers
Industry Best Practice
- Canary Wharf – SOP Compliance and Control Measures
- ECA and BESA – Working in Close Proximity
- Genie UK – Working on Aerial Jobsites
- Highways England – Social Distancing on Site
- ISG – Interactive Guidance on Working Within the New Normal
- Langley – Site Worker Guidance Film
- Morrisroe – COVID-19 Health and Safety Film
- VolkerWessels UK – Risk Controls in Practice
- Winvic – Good Practice on Site
Specialist Activities
- BESA – Mothballing & Reactivation
- CPA – Operating Procedures for Plant Occupations
- DHF – Managing On-site Working
- ECA – Safely Undertaking Domestic Electrical Work
- FIS – Finishes and Interiors Task Assessment Tool
- HAE – Hire Centres
- HEA – Local Highways Safe Operating Procedures
- IPAF – Using MEWPs, MCWPs and Hoists
- NASC – Scaffolding Operations
- NASC – Scaffolding Toolbox Talk
- NFRC – Working Safely in People’s Homes
- NFRC – Roofing Toolbox Talk