Construction grew by 17.6% in June 2020
Construction bounced back in June with a huge increase according to the ONS with nearly 18% in July despite fears that the pandemic would curtail the recovery. Construction is firmly…
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Category: Construction output
Home Builders Federation reports 200,000 new homes completed
A new report released today, based on research carried out by Lichfields for the Home Builders Federation (HBF), shows the huge contribution house building is making to the North West…
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BREXIT: How will it affect the construction industry?
With the continuous uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the deadline fast approaching, we asked our customers to give their thoughts on how they feel Brexit is going to affect the construction…
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Flexible hours in construction? BAM, Skanska and Willmott to trail, thoughts?
Can construction really leap into the 21st century Bam Construct, Bam Nuttall, Skanska and Willmott Dixon think so and are trialling ways of making working hours more flexible on site. The…
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Buyers report a downturn in construction
Buyers report a “mired in a downturn” in the construction industry which is down a couple of points from last months reports. IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index posted 43.3…
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Buyers report constructions biggest work drop in decade
The latest Construction Total Activity Index for August collected by IHS Markit/CIPS shows that Uk Construction registered 45 – down slightly from 45.3 in July and below the 50 no-change…
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Construction Industry slows down
The latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index has revealed that commercial construction activity has fallen again. However, house building has helped UK construction sector return to growth in April with…
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UK construction shrinks in wake of Brexit
UK construction has slipped away post Brexit with new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown a rocky path for the industry, with output falling by 1.1…
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Contractors report shortages of bricklayers, carpenters and plasterers
The Construction Product Association’s latest Construction Trade Survey, published today, shows that the construction industry grew for a fourteenth consecutive quarter in Q3 but the rising cost of materials post…
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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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