Market forecast
Market forecast: Mixed messages
The new year kicked off with fears of a triple-dip recession but with the markets bullish and most companies cautiously optimistic. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
Market forecast: Five years on …
Half a decade since the start of the economic crisis, output is still falling and tender prices continue to head south. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
Market forecast: Further to fall
With the economic outlook worsening, construction activity is expected to keep slowing until the end of 2013, with prices rising slightly
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Market forecast: Spring hasn’t sprung
Fears over the eurozone crisis may be subsiding, but construction is still in for a miserable year, with £5.4bn less work than 2011
Market forecast: Stuck in the mud
Prices have continued to stagnate in 2011, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. And with the eurozone crisis and global unease, construction isn’t going anywhere fast
Market forecast: Uncertainty rules
Tender prices are still falling while material prices and wages are rising, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. All these bank holidays aren’t helping either
Market Forecast: Depth Gauge
It’s difficult to say whether we have reached the bottom of the pricing trough, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. What’s sure is that material prices will rise
Market forecast the depths of winter
After the uplift in activity in the first half of this year and the swingeing cuts in the spending review, a long and difficult winter lies ahead, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
Market forecast: Chink of light
Construction prices edged up in the first quarter of the year. So does that mean the industry recession is at an end? Sadly not, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
Market forecast: Still a way to go
Despite signs of recession abating in some quarters, 2010 will remain tough for the building industry, particularly with public sector work likely to shrink
Market forecast: Where are we now?
The plunge in tender prices has ended and costs are falling, but the outlook is still gloomy, thanks in part to the decline in the value of the pound. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon crunches the numbers
Market forecast: Going down
Continuing work has helped the industry survive so far, but that is about to change.
Market forecast: Growth slips
Tender prices are rising less rapidly as new orders slow, while growth could fall below 1% this year, warn Peter Fordham and Máren Bauldauf of Davis Langdon
Market forecast: That sinking feeling
Construction output looks set to fall by 5% in 2012 as new work dries up and the UK, like the rest of Europe, slips back into recession. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an AECOM company, reports
Market forecast: Glass half empty
Things are looking up in London, but the rest of the country is lagging behind, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. Another difficult year for the construction industry lies ahead
Country focus: Saudi Arabia
Investment opportunities are rife in Saudi Arabia at the moment, thanks to a growing economy and population. Colin Morris from EC Harris, reports
Country focus: Poland
EU funding and infrastructure projects cushioned Poland from the downturn, but the public sector culture of always accepting lowest price tenders needs to change
Market forecast: On the level
The brief rise in tender prices is over but so, it seems, are the sharp falls that characterised last year.
Market forecast: Another tough year
Now that 2009 has come into focus, we can clearly see what a disastrous year it was. Unfortunately, the process of recovering from it will not be quick, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
Market forecast: A history lesson
Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon presents the latest news of the blues, and an illuminating comparison between this recession and the previous three
Market forecast: Two years to go …
Building prices plummeted 7.5% in the last quarter of 2008, and aren’t set to bottom out until 2011. Peter Fordham and Maren Baldauf-Cunnington of Davis Langdon deliver the latest grim predictions
Market forecast: Cut-throat times
Soaring materials costs have driven up building costs and tender prices, but the economic slowdown is set to apply the brakes. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports
Market forecast: Orders holding up
Despite the pessimism all around, most contractors have strong order books and there are few reports of projects being cancelled or delayed. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports
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Market forecast: Credit crunch ahead
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Market forecast: Tender prices head up
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Market forecast: Olympics swell boom
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Market forecast: Buoyant mood
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Market forecast: Gearing up for 2012
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Market forecast: Output recovering
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Market forecast: Looking up
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Market forecast: Cause for caution
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Market forecast: Infrastructure explosion
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Market forecast: Tender price turnaround?
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Market forecast: Steady on up
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Market forecast: Onwards and upwards
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Tender price forecast: Sunny outlook
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Tender price forecast: Racing upward
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Tender price forecast: London lags behind
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Tender price forecast: North-west leads the way
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Tender price forecast: Varied prospects
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Tender price forecast: All good, bar London
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Tender price forecast: Haze across the horizon
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Tender price forecast: Remaining immune
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Tender price forecast: Back on track
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Tender price forecast: Hope amid uncertainty
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Tender price forecast: Maintaining balance
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Tender price forecast: Storm warning
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