A year of lessons in leadership
Just over a year ago now, on 16 March 2020, prime minister Boris Johnson announced that everyone who could work from home should do so. A week later, he followed up with the first lockdown.
Given the turmoil those two decisions unleashed, it is remarkable to recall that the Construction Leadership Council published its first set of COVID-safe site operating procedures on 24 March. While most in the sector were still trying to figure out whether construction was actually supposed to continue or not, the CLC had somehow knuckled down and agreed a framework for doing so safely.