Housebuilder Bellway has now restarted work on 230 construction sites, albeit with reduced productivity.
In a trading update, the firm said that work is still limited to those homes which are nearing completion.
However, over the coming weeks, it aims to introduce further social distancing working practices that should enable more than one tradesperson to work in a home at the same time, on separate floors.
Bellway closed its sites on 23 March in response to the coronavirus pandemic and furloughed around 75% of its workforce, which most directly affected its employed site tradespeople, site managers and sales advisers. The employees have been paid a full basic salary throughout April and May, while Bellway has not applied for the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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