Market Data – Page 11
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The tracker: Delicate recovery
Activity is increasing at its highest rate since May 2010, but bad weather and labour shortages are taking their toll, according to the latest figures from Experian Economics
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The Tracker: Awaiting orders
There was no change in the monthly activity index for September, but civil engineering orders have dropped alarmingly, according to the latest figures from Experian Economics
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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
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Lead times July-Sept 2012
Lead times are frozen across the board, and with enquiry levels beginning to fall, there are unlikely to be many increases over the next six months. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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Spotlight: M&E products
Many suppliers of M E and other factory-made components have reduced capacity, while more overseas players are entering the market. Brian Moone examines what this means for lead times
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The Tracker: A summer lull
The decline in construction activity slowed in August, and non-residential work even threatened to show a rise, according to Experian Economics
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Building intelligence Q2 2012
Output levels continued to head south in the second quarter of 2012, with - perhaps surprisingly - the infrastructure sector recording the sharpest falls. Experian Economics reports
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The Tracker: A light ahead
Awful weather and difficult finances combine to keep construction in negative territory, according to Experian Economics. But at least some firms now have more than six months’ work ahead of them
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The tracker: Summer calm
The overall construction activity index remain unchanged between May and June, with orders below normal for this time of year, despite the orders index increasing. Experian Economics reports
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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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The tracker: One direction
Construction activity has been in continuous decline for 18 months now, and the dearth of residential orders offers little hope of respite any time soon. Experian Economics reports
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Building intelligence Q1 2012
A 28% quarterly rise in commercial orders can’t disguise the general downward trend, with output falling in most sectors - even in the safe haven of infrastructure. Experian Economics reports
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Lead times April-June 2012
Lead times remain extremely low and static across all trades, with rotary piling and facade cleaning the only packages showing any movement
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The tracker: Positive territory
Activity in civil engineering was in positive territory in April but decline in the residential and non-residential sectors is still dragging overall activity figures down, according to Experian Economics
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The tracker: Staying put
Construction activity stayed static last month, with increases in the non-residential and civil engineering sector indices failing to lift them from negative territory, according to Experian Economics
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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
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Building intelligence Q4 2011
The private sector is showing tentative improvements and infrastructure is going strong, but with little public money available the outlook for the sector still looks downbeat. Experian Economics reports
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Lead times: January-March 2012
Lead times remain extremely low across all trades, with any bottlenecks being absorbed by the pre-construction programmes of contractors eager to win work. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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Spotlight: Impact of archaelogical work
The prospect of finding historic artefacts beneath a site is more likely to strike a developer with fear than excitement. But the real danger arises when it isn’t planned for, says Brian Moone
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The tracker: A wobbly start
Activity remained in negative territory in January, according to Experian Economics. However, civil engineering showed promise with activity at an eight-month high and new orders above normal