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The two-year run of sales growth for construction product manufacturers ended in Q3, according to the Construction Products Association’s latest State of Trade Survey. Furthermore, a slowdown in construction activity in the publicly financed and repair & maintenance sectors since... View Article

Turnover in the UK construction sector fell by 7.3% last year, ONS data published last week reveals. The sector boasted a turnover of £359bn at the beginning of 2021, but this fell to £333bn 12 months on, analysis of Thursday’s... View Article

Following the release of the latest UK Construction PMI on the 6th October 2022, Brendan Sharkey, head of construction and real estate at MHA, says that despite the sector’s continued growth, the hike in interest rates and spiralling mortgage crisis... View Article

Recommitment to stamp duty cuts and planning reforms will help Britain’s small construction firms get building, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), in response to Kwasi Kwarteng’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference. Brian Berry, chief executive of the... View Article

Underlying work commencing on-site falls 27% against the preceding three months to August, 23% lower than a year ago. Residential project-starts plummet by a third on the preceding three-month period and by almost a quarter (-24%) against the previous year.... View Article

Construction charity CRASH is calling on businesses to support its vital work with the launch of the annual Christmas Card fundraising appeal. CRASH helps people who are homeless and sleeping rough – and adults and children who need end of life care... View Article

The Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) has launched a National Equity and Inclusion Plan (NEIP) for the construction industry in Scotland to encourage the development of a more diverse and all-encompassing workforce. Funded by Scottish Government, this latest initiative is part... View Article

Commenting on the new construction figures for July published by the ONS today (12 September) which show a second consecutive decrease in monthly construction output after seven consecutive months of growth, Clive Docwra, managing director of London-based property and construction consultancy McBains, said: “July’s decrease in... View Article

Following the release of the latest UK Construction PMI on the 6 September, Joe Sullivan, partner at MHA, believes the Summer holiday season and government paralysis have brought construction down to earth: “The industry has managed to maintain growth since early... View Article