Work on City’s tallest tower resumes as Multiplex begins reopening sites

By Dave Rogers2020-04-16T05:00:00

But firm says projects operating with ‘significantly’ reduced workforce

Multiplex has said eight of its sites including the 22 Bishopsgate tower in the City of London will have reopened by next week – but all with a vastly reduced workforce in place.

The firm was the first major contractor to shut down its sites, with the firm’s chief operating officer Callum Tuckett telling its 900 staff on the evening Boris Johnson put the country into lockdown three weeks ago that it was closing down jobs because it was “the best and most appropriate action” to take.

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