Construction Minister Nadhim Zahawi MP has issued a call to arms to the sector to lead the UK’s recovery from COVID-19

October 9, 2020

In a speech at Construction Week 2020 the Minister, who is also co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council, said that the industry had shown great resilience following COVID-19 and now had a huge opportunity to build a better industry for the future.

The Construction Leadership Council is to acting to spearhead this positive change in the UK construction industry. Today it launches a new structure to ensure it brings expertise to all parts of the build back better agenda.

Read the full press release here.

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