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Workloads continue to grow in the UK construction and infrastructure sector, amid financial constraints and Brexit uncertainties, according to the results of the Q3 2018 RICS UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey. RICS UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey, Q3 2018: Outcomes Workloads continue to rise across all sectors and geographic regions Infrastructure activity reaccelerates […]
In nearly six months’ time, on 29 March 2019 at 11pm UK-time to be more exact, the UK is expected to leave the EU. The construction industry has already started to feel the impact of Brexit, and has ongoing concerns about, amongst other things, skill and labour shortages, the increasing price of materials, potential import […]
Recently published figures show that overall construction output in the North West is up 15% – 10 times the national average. According to the Office of National Statistics, total construction output across the region is up to more than £4.6 billion in the 3 months to August 2018 compared to the same period last year. […]
Research reveals that the UK has the sixth-worst long-term rate of excess winter mortality out of 30 European countries. In addition, when taking into account cold weather beyond just the winter months, the UK ranks second-worst out of 30 European countries. Over the last five years there has been an average of 32,000 excess winter […]
A new announcement by Government to address the issue of late payment is expected to help the 74% of construction companies that have almost gone into liquidation due to the unfair practice. The package of measures unveiled by the Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst will also reduce the hidden, human cost of delayed payment. According […]
Investment to tackle issues on potential housing sites and get homes built in areas where they are needed most has been launched by Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP. Issues like land contamination, infrastructure requirements, and complex land ownership can present real barriers to building homes where they are needed most. From this week, […]
The Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) report, which sets out a series of recommendations for the new immigration policy post-Brexit, would cripple the construction industry, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Commenting on the MAC report published this week, Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said “This report makes very worrying reading for […]
The drop in EU net migration has sounded alarm bells for the UK construction industry, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said. Commenting on the Migration Statistics Quarterly Report for August 2018, published by the Office for National Statistics, Sarah McMonagle, Director of External Affairs at the FMB, said “EU net migration is at […]
Over the past decade, the construction industry has made significant progress to improve its image – but there’s a long way to go. It’s understandable that an often negative perception of the industry exists, given that the built environment is always changing around us. Building work can be costly, inconvenient and disruptive by its very […]
In this series of short articles, buildingspecifier will delve into the history of construction, considering how technologies and old schools of thought have helped shape the built environment we all live and work in today. The picture above, found on www.rarehistoricalphotos.com, shows project engineers from 1887 demonstrating the cantilever principles of the world famous Forth […]
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