PLP, KPF and Squires sites to close as major contractors ignore government
By Dave Rogers and Jordan Marshall2020-03-24T11:07:00
Firms say they cannot justify keeping schemes open
Multiplex has become the first major contractor to shut down sites voluntarily after the prime minister put the UK on a three-week lockdown last night.
It was immediately followed by a string of other firms including ISG and Taylor Wimpey.
The firm is working on a string of high-profile jobs in London including PLP’s 22 Bishopsgate tower, which is close to completion, KPF’s One Nine Elms twin-tower scheme and Squire & Partners’ luxury apartments scheme called the Broadway next door to St James’s Park station.
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