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...
Code for Construction Product Information published to promote ‘urgent behaviour change’ among manufacturers
The Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI), Code guidance, developed by the Construction Products Association’s Marketing Integrity Group, has been launched in response to the Hackitt Report following the Grenfell Tower disaster.
The publishers say the Code...
Fears of slump deepen with new forecast
Fears of a recession in construction output were confirmed today by a new forecast of a 6.4% drop in 2023, even worse than the 4.7% predicted only three months ago.
Private House building and repair/...
New business adds to growing optimism in construction
UK construction shoed marginal growth last month but the rate of new business growth was the fastest since May 2023 and business optimism improved to reach the highest in over two years, according to...
Strong forecast for housing – CPA
New house starts are expected to rise by 20.9% this year and a further 9% next year despite the scaling down of Help to Buy and the Stamp Duty holiday, according to the Construction Products Association’s...
House building strong amid cooling construction
Further evidence of the cooling off in construction has come with reports of an 8.5% decline in contract awards last month over August 2019.
The total value for the month was £4.4 billion, initially showing...
Supply chain jitters fail to dampen construction product growth
Sales of construction products continued to grow in Q4 2020 despite growing concerns over material and component import issues, according to the latest Construction Product Association’s (CPA) State of Trade Survey.
The increase reflects a...
Rising costs continue to dampen product growth optimism
Light side construction products showed growth for a ninth quarter in succession while increases in energy, fuel and materials costs continue to add uncertainty to the immediate future, according to the Construction Products Association’s...
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...
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...
