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Construction Leadership Council’s first report of 2024 highlights that product availability remains good but prices remain flat or falling. It reports that the easing of pressure on product availability has largely been driven by continuing reduced demand across the different regions and sectors of the UK market, with those supplying …

Construction output is forecast to fall by 2.1% this year thanks to falls in the two largest sectors, namely private housing new build and repair, maintenance and improvement. According to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association output will then rise by 2.0% in 2025 in line with falling …

Leading merchants and distributors have stepped up to support the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) and committed to raise standards in the industry. Belgrade Insulations Ltd, CCF Ltd (part of the Travis Perkins Group), Quantum Insulation Ltd, SIG Trading Ltd and VJ Technology Ltd are the first merchants and …

The CLC has released a statement outlining product supply availability issues across all products and regions. The final statement from, John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation, and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association, of the year confirms little change from the previous October report in terms …

CPA’s Autumn Forecasts construction output is expected to fall by 6.8% in 2023, similar to the 7% contraction forecast three months ago, before a further marginal fall of 0.3% in 2024. This is a revision down from the 0.7% growth forecast in the Summer publication due to a weaker economic …

The Construction Products Association reports that in its latest State of Trade Survey that 67% of heavy side and 64% of light side manufacturers cited “demand” as the key concern for sales. The survey found that in 2023 Q2, a balance of 47% of heavy side manufacturers reported that sales …

Construction output is forecast to fall from a record-high level and contract by 6.4% in 2023 according to the CPA’s Spring Forecasts. This is a downgrade from a fall of 4.7% expected in the Winter, driven primarily by sharp falls in the two largest construction sectors – private new housing …

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has positioned his Spring Budget as a plan to remove obstacles to investment, tackle labour shortages, break barriers to work and harness science and technology for growth, according to CPA Economics Director, Noble Francis. “There were a few positives for the construction industry and wider supply …

Heavy side building material producers have reported falling sales due to a slow-up in project starts for a second quarter. That’s according to the latest Construction Products Association’s State of Trade Survey for the last quarter of 2022, which found that, conversely, light side product sales have held up supported …

The construction industry is expected to see a recession this year after two strong years, according to the latest Construction Products Association’s Construction Industry Forecasts. Construction output is expected to fall by 4.7% in 2023 before recovering slowly in 2024 with growth of just 0.6%. Private housing new build, the …