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Builders buffeted by rising costs

2 May 24 Nearly half of master builders are set to fall short of expected profit margins this year, according to a survey.

Asphalt and mortar sales drop to 10-year low

2 May 24 New figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) highlight the plight of a depressed British construction industry.

Surveyors find glints of optimism

2 May 24 Latest quarterly assessment from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) offers a slightly more optimistic picture of the market.

Builders merchant sales continue to fall

1 May 24 Sales across Britain’s builders’ merchants were down once again in February, compared to last year.

Rain dampens industry forecasts

29 Apr 24 Heavy rain in the first quarter of the year has prompted modest revisions to industry forecasts.

Insolvency pressures continue to swell

26 Apr 24 The construction sector has seen a 39% rise in companies in 'significant' financial distress over the past year, according to an analysis.

Survey reveals size of wall external insulation market

25 Apr 24 Nearly six million square metres of external wall insulation was installed in UK last year.

London retakes crown as most expensive city for construction

17 Apr 24 According to Arcadis, London is the most expensive city in the world in which to build things.

Building materials trade deficit tops £14bn

15 Apr 24 The UK’s trade deficit in building materials shrank by 14% last year but is still nearly five times higher than the target set by the government’s landmark strategy document.

ONS: February output down 1.9%

12 Apr 24 After a return to growth in January, construction output in Great Britain fell back again in February, according to latest estimates.

PMI: Glimmers of hope as construction returns to growth

5 Apr 24 Construction purchasing managers believe the industry has taken a turn for the better.

Merchants' sales still in decline

3 Apr 24 Britain’s builders’ merchants saw another fall in sales in January, year-on-year.

BCIS issues five-year infrastructure forecast

2 Apr 24 Civil engineering costs are forecast to climb 16% by the end of 2028.

Labour rates creep up again

28 Mar 24 Labour rates on building sites in February moved back towards December’s record high after a slow January, according to a leading industry payroll company.

BCIS releases five-year forecasts

26 Mar 24 UK building costs are being forecast to rise by 15% between 2024 and 2029..

Construction tender price inflation at 2.9%

22 Mar 24 Annual growth in construction tender prices continues to ease.

Pothole plague reaches new peak

19 Mar 24 More than half of the local road network in England and Wales could fail in the next 15 years as the amount needed to fix the backlog of repairs reaches a record high of £16.3bn.

House-building cost inflation steady at 1.7%

19 Mar 24 Latest report from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) shows no change in annual house-building cost inflation.

Planning permissions for new homes reach new low

14 Mar 24 The number of planning approvals for new house-building sites reached its lowest on record in 2023, builders report.

Turner & Townsend sees rays of sun through the clouds

14 Mar 24 Quantity surveyor Turner & Townsend is urging its clients to start planning for an upturn in construction activity, while also revising up its inflation forecasts for the UK industry.

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