A radical and wide-ranging set of measures to improve the competence of those who design, construct, inspect, maintain and operate higher risk residential buildings (HRRBs) and make them safer for the public has been set out by a cross-industries group backed by Government, the Industry Safety Steering Group and Dame[ More….]
Not great news for our sector, but UK’s construction has seen its sharpest decline in new work since March 2009 with continued uncertainty over Brexit taking the lion’s share of the blame, according to the latest PMI. August data showed business activity declining for the fourth consecutive month and at[ More….]
Figures for Q2 2019 just released in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report the first negative growth in sales through UK builders merchants since data collection began in 2014. In value terms, total merchant sales for the Q2 2019 were down -1.2% against the same period last year. The negative[ More….]
With the NHBC reporting the highest number of new home registrations since 2007, it’s good to see brick manufacturers continuing to increase production numbers, ensuring the supply of British-manufactured bricks keeps pace with demand. Brick production figures have been consistently rising over recent years and this month’s figures, showing a[ More….]
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