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The recently enacted CARES Act provides unemployment benefits to independent contractors

Tighter shelter-in-place orders bring constuction to a halt in many areas, putting thousands out of work

Canadian Construction Association says work should continue, provided set protocol is followed

The latest US economic relief package could focus on construction of roads, bridges and airports

Appeals from construction officials appear to be heeded as new guidelines more strongly support work on US sites

Associated Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) works with government to navigate effects of COVID-19 on industry

Some states have already ruled construction can continue, despite shelter-in-place orders

Despite increasingly strict coronavirus precautions, construction continues in many large American markets

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development releases €1 billion in emergency funds

Construction industry braces for shutdowns amid increasingly dire circumstances

Italy’s contractors association has called for the suspension of construction work in Italy in response to COVID-19 crisis

Industry bodies outline need for a panel to focus on recycling the EU’s construction waste

Vice president of major projects at US company Sabre Demolition brings a wealth of safety experience to the World Demolition Summit

The US-based national Demolition Association's new Government Affairs committee will support the activities of the recently appointed government affairs director in Washington DC.

Waste management tracking system will allow French demolition contractors to monitor project waste and comply with regulations.

OSHA has applied the 2010 Cranes standard to hoisting in the demolition and construction sectors

The National Demolition Association (NDA) has published its 'Americanised' version of the UK National Federation of Demolition Contractors' (NFDC) high reach guidance notes

KHL Group wins the most prestigious British industry award in 2010, the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the highly competitive International Trade category.

The UK construction and demolition industries could be saving over £8.2 million (US$13.6 million) each year by diverting more of the waste plasterboard they generate away from landfill and back into the production of useful materials. The introduction of a new Quality Protocol by the Waste Protocols Project - a joint Environment Agency and WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) initiative - could help the demolition industry realise some of these savings. Here joint project executives Mervyn Jones (WRAP) and Martin Brocklehurst (Environment Agency) explain how…

Recently announced cuts to the UK's NVQ grant funding could lead to an "absolute failure" of the well-established training scheme, says Howard Button, chief executive of the NFDC