All Data articles – Page 57
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The tracker: Same time next month …?
It’s business as usual, as tender prices are down for the 20th month in a row and many regions’ indices see no change. At least the weather’s behaved, writes Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesLead times January-March 2010
It looks as though the industry may be turning the corner. Most contractors are reporting an increase in enquiries and for the first time in a long time, a package actually increased. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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NewsConstruction still in recession, says FMB
Over half of construction SMEs report lower workloads in public sector as local authorities tighten the purse strings
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FeaturesSpecialist costs steel and concrete
The structures trades have been some of the hardest hit by the recession. Simon Rawlinson and Mark Lacey of Davis Langdon examine how specialist contractors and the supply chain have faced up to the challenges
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in February 2010
Completions are down slightly from last year, but private registrations have shot up more than 100%
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Sustainability: Renewable energy
The old grudging attitude to renewable energy is being slowly transformed by a series of financial incentives
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The tracker: One step at a time
Construction activity and orders are still inching towards growth – even if the civil engineering sector experienced its quietest ever month in January
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FeaturesCountry focus: United Arab Emirates
The end of the year could see a more robust performance from the UAE economy, but for the time being it’s displaying only the most anaemic of recoveries. Simon Light of EC Harris in Dubai reports
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NewsConstruction sector in recession for two years, says CIPS
Index records 24th consective month of decline but optimism about future work continues to rise
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Cost update: Q4 2009
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows many costs beginning to rise
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Housing stats: New build sales and completions in January 2010
Unsurprisingly, completions in northern Britain were particularly badly hit by the weather
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FeaturesCost model: School refurbishment
Continuing this week’s focus on the renewal of the school estate, Simon Rawlinson and Paul Zuccherelli of Davis Langdon review one of the biggest challenges facing the BSF programme
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NewsMore than 160,000 construction jobs cut in 2009
Construction job losses declined by 10% in fourth quarter but sector still accounts for one fifth of UK redundancies.
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Data: Planning applications in January
The South-east had its busiest month for a while, and Langtree topped the clients list
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NewsConstruction marks seventh quarter of contraction
Industry blames pre-election nerves and rising costs for winter dip in workload and profits
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FeaturesThe tracker: On the sunny side
Yes, the situation is still getting worse, but the rate of decline is slowing and non-residential is looking brighter for the first time in 21 months. Experian Business Strategies fills in the forecast
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NewsOrders have fallen £17bn since 2007
ONS figures reveal largest drop took place in commercial and private housing sectors
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Lead times: July - September 2009
There’s good news for anybody waiting impatiently for structural steel – it’s arriving three weeks earlier. Other packages are pretty static, and once again none have increased
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Activity falls at slowest rate in two years
UK construction activity fell at its slowest rate for almost two years last month, according to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
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FeaturesSpotlight on lifts
The complexity of lifts can vary immensely, which means that their lead times do the same. Here Brian Moone looks at what’s involved – with special reference to the lifts at one very special building …