The government must not be complacent about the damage a ‘no deal’ Brexit would cause, amid positive signs of growth in the UK construction industry, says the Federation of Master Builders. The construction output figures for November 2018 were published earlier this month by the Office for National Statistics. They[ More….]

UK construction firms indicated a disappointing end to 2018 as business activity growth eased to a three-month low and new orders expanded at a relatively subdued pace.   The main bright spot was a sustained rebound in civil engineering activity, which rose at the fastest pace since May 2017. Key Findings:[ More….]

Encouraging news as growth in UK construction edged upwards in November against a backdrop of the fastest upturn in employment for almost three years. The IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index crept up to 53.4 in November, up slightly on 53.2 in October and against the no-change reading of[ More….]