All CIPS articles
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NewsSurge in new orders as materials costs continue to soar
Activity boosted by booming housing sector as purchasing managers’ survey hits record high
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Commercial work leads the way as output continues to bounce back
Housebuilding and civil engineering work both also continued to grow
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Output bounces back as commercial sector rebounds
CIPS/IHS Markit PMI also says February was ninth consecutive month of growth in new orders, although costs are increasing
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New orders reach post-lockdown peak as activity ramps up
But staff numbers fall as furloughed employees are let go
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Construction activity races along at fastest pace for nearly five years
But concerns remain about thinning order books
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Strong rebound in construction output in June
Sites reopenings see workloads grow at fastest pace since July 2018
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New orders fall at fastest rate in a decade
Industry calls on government to get EU deal done as new work plummets
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Contractors target infrastructure spending after output weakened in December
Confidence picks up despite Brexit uncertainty, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS data
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Sunshine sees construction output spike but dark clouds still loom
Builders catch-up on winter work but outlook remains subdued despite 14-month high
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Upswing in orders perks up difficult 12 months
Housebuilding push drives up prices for bricks, insualtion and roof tiles
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Housing propping up construction growth
Commercial was the weakest performing sector in November, say buyers
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Comment
Skyscrapers and economic crises revisited. A soothsayer’s perspective on the Shard
You couldn’t imagine a worse combination of concepts and words were you seeking an ill omen
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The Markit/CIPS survey provides cheer for construction – but take it with a pinch of salt
How much of the increase in activity is carried over from a snow-bound December?
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Warning signs over construction cost inflation
Firms underpricing work now will be hit by rising costs later in the year
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Construction industry is forecast to face a second double-digit decline
Forecast from Hewes Associates suggest industry will decline by nearly 6% next year
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What house price falls might mean for future housing construction
The sharp fall in the Halifax house price index serves as a warning for those relying on rising private sector housebuilding for future growth
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No spring bounce in work say contractors… despite official figures showing a huge jump
The CPA says contractors were working less in Q2. So how does this tally with the huge jump in construction output reported by the ONS?
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Buyers’ index suggests rapid growth in construction, how ironic
How ironic that just as the construction industry is sucking in its tummy and preparing for savage cuts the latest survey by the buyers’ body CIPS shows some of the strongest growth experienced over the past decade. As can be seen from graph on the right the current level ...
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Joy deferred as CIPS shows construction activity grows for first time in two years
So the construction activity indicator produced by the buyers’ body CIPS finally points to growth after two years of measuring falling workloads. But this seemingly uplifting moment appears to have brought little joy. The March figure popped its head above the 50 no-change mark on the back of rising ...
