In response to the publication by the Scottish Government of “Scotland’s route map through and out of the crisis” and letter to the Chair of Construction Scotland, the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) issued the following statement.
Vaughan Hart, Managing Director of Scottish Building Federation (SBF), said: “I welcome the fact the Scottish Government have given priority to the construction industry returning to work but many of our members have already spent the past weeks undertaking the kind of preparatory work envisaged to ensure sites are safe and will be ready to begin building works through a “soft start” either immediately or by the end of May. It is critical the Scottish Government gives the go-ahead for that as soon as reasonably possible and then for the further stages of the plan so that construction can begin to gradually increase activity whilst keeping site safety as the top priority.”
“As urged by the first Minister, the Scottish Building Federation will continue to work closely with the Trades Unions to ensure collective collaboration which will also assist with the safe return to work. We have a long standing working relationship with the Trades Unions and welcome their support and collaboration as the industry returns to work.”
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