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There was a further steep decline in UK construction output in May, according to the S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI®), released today (June 4) which fell at the fastest pace for six years. At the same time, higher energy, fuel and transportation costs led to the fastest …

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Construction activity is likely to contract 2.5% in 2026, according to the Construction Products Association. Unsurprisingly, much of this is down to the current conflict in the Middle East and its potential impacts on the UK economy and construction industry. The CPA’s latest set of forecasts, released this morning (May …

That time offer’d sorrow; This, general joy. Talk to builders and they all say they are really busy. But the question that comes to mind is this: are they busy-busy because there’s so much work on? Or are they busy because they are doing “more with less” to quote Teresa …

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The downturn in the UK construction sector showed signs of easing in May, according to the latest S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI®). Output and new orders both fell at the slowest pace since January, while growth projections for the year ahead improved again. Employment remained weak, with …

National builders’ merchant Jewson has rebranded its Build Aviator service, relaunching it as Project Estimator, an estimating service to help its customers save time in the planning stages of their projects. The revised service enables customers to share the floor plans, section drawings, elevations and specification for their project and …

The sharpest pace of job losses since October 2020, drops in new orders and lower volumes of construction output for three consecutive months took the headline S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI®) to 46.4 in March. Although this was up from a 57-month low of 44.6 in February, …

The UK construction industry is set for a gradual recovery in output for the next two years, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association, which predict total construction output growth of 2.1% in 2025 and 4.0% in 2026. The increase follows two challenging years that have particularly …