Scottish builders’ confidence up again as domestic projects face new safety obligations
31st March 2015

Confidence within the Scottish construction industry has reached a new record high of Plus 29, up three points on the rating recorded at the end of 2014. This is the headline result of the most recent Scottish Construction Monitor, a quarterly survey of the membership of the SCOTTISH BUILDING FEDERATION.

SBF has issued its latest report just days before the entry into force of new regulations which will impose significant new health and safety responsibilities on domestic building projects.

 The 2015 Construction (Design and Management) regulations (CDM 2015) are due to enter into force on Monday, 6th April and will replace existing regulations that came into force in 2007. In particular, the new regulations will impose certain minimum requirements concerning health and safety management for domestic projects.

 The positive rating recorded by the Q1 2015 Construction Monitor means that industry confidence has now been rated positive for seven consecutive quarters since the second quarter of 2013.