Lords call to ‘get SMEs back’ to fight new homes shortfall
The UK could be 25,000 homes a year nearer to tackling the urgent housing crisis if the sharp decline in the contribution of SME housebuilders could be reversed, according to a report published yesterday...
House building down, commercial up but sourcing eases further – S&P
House building saw its fastest decline in almost three years last month while commercial building saw some increase, though more slowly than its February peak, according to the latest survey of purchasing managers.
However, the...
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),...
Construction back to pre-lockdown levels – Barbour
Construction activity returned to pre-lockdown levels last month, with contract awards increasing by 58% over March to £9.1billion – a level of activity last seen in January 2020, according to the latest edition of...
Housebuilding woes add further to construction decline – S&P
Housebuilding activity has now fallen for eleven months in succession, with a steep decline adding further to a gloomy outlook for Construction last month, according to the latest figures from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Economics...
Construction strong despite supply delays and price rises
The recovery in UK construction output gained considerable momentum in March, supported by robust rises in house building, commercial work and civil engineering, according to the latest figures from HIS Markit.
The report also records...
Output strong, inflation easing – Markit
Construction output last month showed the strongest activity since mid-2021 amid stronger client confidence and work on new projects commencing, according to the latest report by HIS Markit.
Companies however continued to report widespread supply...
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...
Homes and RMI to take the brunt of recession forecast amid ‘less friendly govt...
UK construction output is predicted to fall by 4.7% this year with house building and RMI feared to be the worst hit before recovering with a marginal growth of just 0.6% next year, according...
FMB calls for green retrofit plan to offset construction issues
The government needs to come up with a National Retrofit Strategy to offset the construction issues including growing unemployment, according to the Federation of Master Builders.
Chief Executive Brian Berry said such a strategy would...
