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Federation of Master Builders - State of Trade Survey Q2 2012

26/07/2012

37% of Construction SMEs are Cutting Jobs, says Federation of Master Builders Employment prospects for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the construction sector are continuing to dete...

Construction Industry Facing Two More Years of Decline, as Private Sector Recovery Peters Out

26/07/2012

Construction output is forecast to fall by almost 6% over the next two years, before a return to growth in 2014, according to the latest Construction Industry Forecasts published today by the Const...

Cable admits construction now weak link in economy

26/07/2012

Business secretary Vince Cable defended the Government’s economic policies this morning but admitted construction was now the weak link in the economy. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today pr...

Sharp fall in construction GDP drags down UK economy

25/07/2012

Construction fell by 5.2% in the second quarter of the year, according to new provisional Government GDP figures. The sharp contraction in construction dragged the UK deeper into recession, prom...

Construction forecasters now gloomier about 2013

23/07/2012

Economists at the Construction Products Association are downgrading their previous forecasts blaming the failure of a private sector-led recovery. Around £10bn will be lost from constructi...

“Get Britain Building” to drive economic growth

PRESS INFORMATION Release date: 17 June 2024 “Get Britain Building” to drive economic growth A

An £11bn investment in construction can kick start the UK’s economic recovery, say experts

An £11.27bn investment in construction and a series of strategic decisions around new home building can kick start the UK’s economic recovery and deliver a £33bn return for the Gover

Million Homes not Built

Analysis by the Local Government Association shows that 2,564,600 units have been granted planning permission by councils since 2009/10 while only 1,530,680 have been completed. The association sai