Law firm reports increase in construction sector disputes following cold snap

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A law firm is warning building contractors, forced to down tools because of the winter cold snap, that poor weather may not prove to be a valid reason for delays. Mace & Jones said the construction industry is counting the cost of a bruising New Year with up to ￡1 billon lost in activity due to the snowfall. Charles Tomlinson, head of Mace & Jones Construction and Engineering Group, said many building sites had reduced activity because of health and safety concerns caused by the heavy snowfall.