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With millions of people working from home, Covid-19 has taken a toll on the future. Even with lockdown restrictions easing, coronavirus will continue to have an impact on the way we live and work. The construction industry has taken a hit during the pandemic. Sites could remain open during the crisis, however, the effects of social distancing, infection rate, a shortage of supplies and increased costs still affected the trade. Now more than ever, it is crucial that businesses and their employees take the necessary measures to keep everyone safe.

Each month brings with it more and more easing of lockdown restrictions, and July is no different. In fact, this month we are seeing the biggest easing of restrictions yet, with these changes likely to have a direct impact on our industry, hopefully providing a well needed boost for the economy.

As the UK looks to move into the next phase of re-opening the economy after lockdown, we want to take a look at how the changes over the last month, as well as the one’s which are coming next month, have affected the construction industry. Construction workers in England were allowed to start returning to work at the start of May, however since then there have been numerous changes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which either directly or indirectly impact the industry.

There are likely many times throughout the year where you may find your building or site vacant for an extended period of time, or even just over the weekend. Whilst it is vacant it is particularly important to ensure your business security procedures are up to scratch to avoid any break ins. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to light this issue even more, having shut down many businesses, buildings and work sites whilst the country went into lockdown. Whilst these businesses are now opening up once again, it has proven the importance of ensuring your business security is up to scratch for when your premises is vacant.