CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
SME business sentiment sinks to record low in Singapore on Covid-19 uncertainties
SINGAPORE - Business sentiment for the next six months at Singapore's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) plunged to the lowest ever amid the Covid-19-induced uncertainty over prospects of...
Construction companies struggle to get back on track amid Covid-19 pandemic
While some bigger firms had resources to tide over the circuit breaker and prepare for reopening, smaller firms are facing the financial squeeze of not having enough work and yet having to pay...
Some new Quick Build Dorms can be completed in four months
Instead of the one or two years that will typically be required for a building project of similar scale, some of the new Quick Build Dormitories (QBDs) announced by the multi-ministry Covid-19...
All renovation works can resume from June 15 with BCA approval, more than 300 construction projects also able to proceed
The BCA has also approved more than 300 construction projects to resume work.
Coronavirus: Dorm operators expect changes to push up costs by at least 50%
New standards for migrant worker dormitories will enhance workers' well-being, said dormitory operators here, but will come at a cost increase of at least 50 per cent to implement in existing...
Essential projects restart but most construction work to resume gradually
After an eight-week break, workers from a few essential infrastructure projects led by building solutions group ISOTeam will be returning to their work sites today.
Stay-home notice for construction sector extended till May 18
THE stay-home notice (SHN) period for work permit holders and S Pass holders in the construction industry has been extended from May 4 to May 18.
Relief measures reprieve for builders, but month-long shutdown a dampener
AS the circuit breaker measures kick in, the engineering and construction industry is likely to be hard hit, even as the government rolls out new relief measures to cushion some of the impact.
Ripple effect felt by Singapore's building sector
The coronavirus crisis has left Mr Andy Lim in limbo, wondering if he should go ahead to commit to several commercial projects that have been in discussions for the past few months.
Getting locals to take on PMET jobs in construction
Local white-collar workers appear to be shying away from the construction sector, but new policies are in the offing to lure them back.
NTU’s 3D-printing robot makes bathrooms nearly twice as fast and cheap
SINGAPORE - Bathrooms for housing units could one day be built more quickly and cheaply using 3D printing.
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