Major builders merchants pile pressure on government to rethink self-isolation rules

By Dave Rogers2021-07-26T11:59:00

Travis Perkins and Marshalls bosses say 10 days requirement needs to be relaxed now

Travis Perkins and Marshalls is calling on the government to rethink its strategy on the pingdemic and make construction exempt from the self-isolation rules.

The chief operating officer of the UK’s biggest building materials supplier said the government needed to “look again” at the list of workers that can be made exempt from full self-isolation if they are alerted by NHS test and trace.

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