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European construction output rises
19 Oct 2017: Production in the European construction sector slipped slightly in August compared with July but was up on the same month in 2016. more »
Weaker third quarter for construction product manufacturers
19 Oct 2017: UK construction product manufacturers are seeing sales slow and costs rise, according to the latest state of trade survey. more »
Political risk clouds construction growth forecasts
16 Oct 2017: Construction activity will remain flat in 2018 but growth should return in 2019, according to latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association. more »
Building materials sales show continued growth
11 Oct 2017: New data released by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) shows that its members’ sales rose by 5.8% in August, year-on-year. more »
Ireland sees slowdown in growth of new orders
11 Oct 2017: Activity in Ireland’s construction sector has again risen sharply but growth has slowed in both new orders and employment. more »
Quarterly output down despite August rise
10 Oct 2017: Construction output grew 0.6% in August 2017 in Great Britain, compared to the previous month, predominantly driven by a 1.7% rise in new work. more »
Growth continues in Australian construction
10 Oct 2017: Australia’s construction industry has expanded for an eighth consecutive month. more »
Cost pressures increase in German construction
6 Oct 2017: Rates charged by German subcontractors at the fastest pace that has been recorded. more »
Brexit uncertainty starts to hammer construction activity
3 Oct 2017: The latest monthly survey of construction purchasers indicates that activity shrank in September 2017 for the first time in more than a year. more »
Contracts league table crashes back to reality
3 Oct 2017: UK construction contract awards returned to more normal levels in September 2017 after the HS2-induced heights of August. more »
Builders’ merchants sales up
26 Sep 2017: Builders’ merchants in Great Britain saw their aggregate sales rise 7% in July 2017 compared to July 2016. more »
Irish construction growth slows
11 Sep 2017: Ireland’s construction activity continues to experience marked growth but the pace has slowed to a 29-month low. more »
New orders slowdown indicates challenges ahead
11 Sep 2017: Further evidence that the UK construction industry is heading for a substantial downturn is contained in latest new orders data. more »
German construction grows at record pace
8 Sep 2017: Germany has experienced its fastest rise in new construction work since the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey began in September 1999. more »
Big-ticket projects drive growth in Australian construction
8 Sep 2017: Australia’s construction sector continued to expand in August, albeit at a reduced pace compared to July. more »
New Zealand building activity slips
6 Sep 2017: The winding-down of post-earthquake construction in Canterbury is resulting in a fall in New Zealand’s building activity. more »
HS2 sets contracts league on fire
5 Sep 2017: The BCLive contracts league table for August 2017 was totally dominated by the award of £6.6bn of civil engineering contracts for the HS2 rail project. more »
Construction growth continues to decelerate
4 Sep 2017: The UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index dipped again in August indicating a continuing summer slowdown. more »
UK construction machinery exports continue to grow
29 Aug 2017: UK exports of construction and earthmoving equipment continued on an upward trend in the second quarter of 2017, showing growth for the fourth consecutive quarter. more »
Construction pre-tax margins average 1.5%
28 Aug 2017: The UK’s Top 100 construction contractors collectively achieved a pre-tax profit margin of just 1.5% last year. more »