Total Builders Merchant value sales in February 2019 were up 4.1% compared with February 2018 – and up 8.2% compared with February 2017, as a relatively dry and mild month helped outdoor trades. Landscaping (+11.6%) and the largest categories Heavy Building Materials (+4.7%) and Timber & Joinery Products (+4.3%) did[ More….]
The construction industry experienced a mixed quarter for products sales, output and new orders in the opening three months of 2019, according to a quarterly survey of the supply chain’s product manufacturers, contractors, civil engineers and SME builders by the Construction Products Association. The Construction Products Association’s Construction Trade Survey for[ More….]
Great news as April data pointed to a marginal expansion of UK construction output, driven by the fastest rise in housebuilding so far in 2019. Commercial work and civil engineering activity continued to decline, but at slower rates than in March. Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI® Key Findings: Construction output rises[ More….]
The construction products manufacturing sector reported favourable results in the first quarter of 2019, with continued growth in the sales of products and materials. Despite the environment of uncertainty relating to Brexit, manufacturers’ sales expectations for the next 12 months remained optimistic. The Construction Products Association’s State of Trade Survey for[ More….]
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