UK construction has returned to growth but the coronavirus has cast a shadow over the sector, according to the latest PMI. After the manufacturing PMI showed similar mixed results, the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index revealed a return to fortunes, with construction companies reversing nine-months of declining workload, to hit[ More….]

At last!!! Good news as UK construction output experienced a much slower decline in January compared with the end of 2019 as client demand increases, according to the latest construction PMI. The latest construction PMI revealed that new business volumes were also close to stabilisation, which contrasted with the sharp[ More….]

Total construction output in Great Britain is forecast to experience a slight decline of 0.3% in 2020, before a rise of 1.2% in 2021 according to the Construction Products Association’s latest Construction Forecasts. Political uncertainty and bad weather led to a slowdown in construction activity towards the end of last[ More….]

December data pointed to another sharp reduction in construction output, with a downturn persisting across all three broad categories of activity. Survey respondents attributed the latest drop in their workloads to political uncertainty and subdued client demand ahead of the general election. Sharpest fall in civil engineering activity since March[ More….]