216,800 construction workers needed by 2025
Construction is now the driving force pulling the Uk out of the Covid-19 pandemic with many unable to hire carpenters electricians or bricklayers to meet the demand of large and…
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Category: Booming construction
Construction bounces back with vengeance after lockdown
Construction buyers reported a huge increase in activity in August and September with new projects going ahead and new house building driving the surging numbers Activity in purchasing increased at…
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Construction hits seven month high in October
With all of the talk of Brexit and possible recession the UK’s construction industry particularly housing building has shown a “solid” rise after construction activity hit a seven-month high in…
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New funding to train 45000 construction workers by 2019
Over 45,000 new homebuilding workers will be trained by 2019 to help tackle the nation’s housing shortage through a £2.7 million initiative announced today by the Construction Industry Training Board…
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Construction industry showed excellent growth 2015
The commercial construction sector helped the building industry to finish 2015 in a strong position, the latest survey of purchasing managers from Markit/CIPS suggests. According to the UK Construction Purchasing…
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House builders extra £4 billion “help to buy” in budget
Housebuilders have been buoyed by the budget with the Chancellor George Osborne with an extra £4 billion for new homes with house builders looking to meet the ever growing demand…
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Construction firms “Highly Upbeat” about future
New research form Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) confirms construction firms are still “highly upbeat” about the future, buoyed by the quickest growth in new business for 12 months, according to…
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Construction out output reaches 7 month high
Rises in house-building, commercial work and civil engineering helped output growth in the construction sector to hit a seven-month peak in September, according to the latest poll of construction buyers….
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“Go Construct” launched to help meet skills crisis
The construction industry is today launching ‘Go Construct’, a new campaign to encourage people to consider a career in construction in an effort to fill more than 220,000 new jobs…
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Construction industry growth ‘set to soar’
Construction industry growth is set to go from strength to strength between now and the end of 2016, according to a report by top economists. Total productivity in the sector…
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