Tag Archives: Construction

But I, being young and foolish, With her would not agree I spent the early part of today getting my head around the Government’s Industrial Strategy about jobs, announced yesterday. Hooray. Earlier this year, an interim report into young people and employment by former minister Alan Milburn, found that nearly …

Construction activity fell at a slower pace than in August, but total news orders fell at the steepest pace for three months, bringing business optimism down to its lowest point since May. That’s the headline results from the latest S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™ for September. Slower rates …

Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam Be it ever so ‘umble, there’s no place like home One of the most cynical political moves of my lifetime was the 1986 Council elections in London. Westminster City Council was found to have pushed through sales of council housing in certain …

Independent south-east builders merchant Lawsons Group delivered a ‘resilient performance’ in the six-months to December 31 2025, it was revealed today (July 15). It was the first such announcement since the group changed its ownership structure in March, by transferring a majority shareholding in the business to the newly established …

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 …

Manufacturers supplying the construction sector have been hit by a sharp decline in sales, according to new research published by inventory management specialist Unleashed. The latest quarterly Manufacturing Health Index report, based on data from more than 600 UK firms, highlighted that small and mid-sized firms in the category saw …

Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. According to The Times a couple of weeks ago, youngsters leaving school are beginning to turn their backs on formal higher education, ditching plans for university in favour …

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 …

Construction product manufacturers endured a bruising end to 2025, with heavyside sales sliding sharply and lightside growth losing momentum, the Construction Products Association’s latest State of Trade Survey shows. In Q4, a net balance of 81% of heavyside producers said sales volumes fell compared with the previous quarter, which was …

The UK construction sector saw its sharpest decline in more than five years in October, thanks to weakening order books, political uncertainty, and client caution. The latest data from the S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™ showed that total construction output contracted at the fastest rate since May 2020, …