Never before have I been so proud to represent the construction industry. Faced with a crisis the likes of which we have not seen in our lifetimes, our sector has collaborated and worked with government in ways few would have thought possible, providing the information and guidance companies need to respond to the unprecedented circumstances they find themselves in.

As a result, we have been able to deliver on the government’s very specific ask to keep construction going for the good of the country and completed some incredible projects in support of the coronavirus response. Everyone is aware of the Nightingale hospitals, built rapidly and to demanding specifications in cities around the UK. 

Construction companies are also continuing, and in some cases accelerating, work on numerous other projects to expand healthcare capacity. The industry is also donating hundreds of thousands of PPE items to frontline NHS staff.

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