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    Price hikes and delivery times continue to haunt building boom

    The recovery in UK construction output gained further momentum last month, according to the latest IHS Markit / CIPS UK figures, with overall construction activity expanding at the fastest pace for four years, supported...

    Emergency summit called on crisis of materials shortages

    Industry bodies have come together to call an emergency summit on the growing crisis of materials shortages across construction and associated sectors. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) North East, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF),...

    Business optimism sinks as new orders stall – CIPS PMI

    UK construction companies reported a modest increase in business activity last month, but subdued demand was signalled by the weakest trend for new orders since the recovery began in June 2020, according to the...

    Modular giant VBC reveals UK entry plan

    Volumetric Building Companies, said to be one of the world’s biggest modular building manufacturers with global sales nearing $1billion, has announced plans to expand into the UK, targeting the build-to-rent, affordable housing, student accommodation,...

    Signs of slowing in construction bounce-back as ‘wait and see’ caution takes hold

    The near five-year high in construction output post-lockdown showed signs of slowing last month, according to the latest IHS Markit survey of purchasing managers, with respondents mostly pointing to a lack of new work...

    White paper calls for ‘radical change’ towards single product competence standard

    A call for the entire built environment sector to unite behind a single standard of product competence has been made in a new White Paper from a working group led by the Consumer Products...

    Further easing of supply and price issues – Markit

    The industry is continuing to pull out of the combined blights of supply bottlenecks and soaring prices with now only a third (34%) of firms reporting problems last month against nearly half (47%) in...

    ‘Acute recession’ looming with double-digit drops in new-build and RMI

    The construction industry is heading for an acute recession driven by double-digit falls both private house new build and retrofit, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association. “With a flatlining UK economy,...

    Supply chain problems and job losses despite recovering construction output – HIS Markit

    Stretched supply chains led to rising costs in November and employment trends remained weak despite construction output remaining on a recovery path led by a strong house building sector, according to the latest survey...

    Ukraine and inflation drive construction optimism to 18-month low

    A continued rise in construction output last month was offset by the combined impact of inflationary pressures and the war in Ukraine which drove industry confidence down to the weakest since October 2020, according...