McAlpine reopened its sites during the UK coronavirus pandemic .
Following criticism , housebuilders including Barratt and Taylor Wimpey , and contractors including Mace paused work on 24 March , Barratt and Taylor Wimpey shut all sites 24 March 2020 www.constructionnews.co.uk , accessed 26 March 2020 though contractors including Mace and McAlpine later reopened some sites .