All construction activity articles
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CommentCould this be the year of construction management?
John Setra of construction management specialists K2CM argues for an alternative to the design and build method of procuring substantial projects
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NewsJobs at risk as construction activity falls by fastest rate since early months of the pandemic
New orders fall by sharpest rate in two and a half years as industry’s defiance of downturn in the wider economy peters out
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NewsConstruction activity in major cities surged by more than a third last year
Deloitte crane survey said Leeds saw a record number of new housing schemes start on site
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NewsJittery firms cut-throat bidding to win work, key survey says
Latest IHS/Markit data warns of ‘widespread discounting’ to secure jobs
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News‘Beast from the East’ makes it too cold to lay bricks
FMB says snow and freezing conditions have stalled work on sites across the country
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NewsConstruction industry slows to near stagnation, while housebuilding declines
Latest Markit/CIPS survey reports a subdued market but confidence in future growth prospects improves
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NewsMace tender cost forecasts remain unchanged
Firm predicts bounce back in tender price growth despite the number of new orders plunging
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CommentThe loss of capacity is as worrying as the loss of jobs to the industry
The worrying question is whether we have the numbers of workers needed to meet a boost to the industry
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CommentCollapsing construction workloads push plant hire prices down to nine-year low
Worsening construction activity and a darkening outlook appear to have pressured many hire firms into once again accepting lower prices
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CommentConstruction figures pose a real headache for GDP estimates
The lag between real and actual monthly output makes predicting future activity very difficult
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CommentWarning signs over construction cost inflation
Firms underpricing work now will be hit by rising costs later in the year
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Orders figures continue to point to a rougher road ahead
For those poring over the latest new orders figures released today to find guidance on the future of construction activity I suspect there is something for the optimists, but rather more for the pessimists.It must be said that trying to discern sensible insight from examining the orders figures month by ...
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Could the torment almost be over?
After 17 months of unrelenting torment, it looks like the UK construction sector is finally a step closer to recovery as the July CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index highlighted the slowest pace of decline since March last year (see index).This progress is largely on the back of an improvement in the ...