The Construction Products Association’s latest Construction Trade Survey shows that firms across the construction industry reported growth in activity in the second quarter of 2015, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of...
Read MoreJob vacancies for construction staff continued to rise strongly at the start of the third quarter, according to the latest Report on Jobs, published today by KPMG and the REC. The construction sector was in joint-first place out...
Read MoreThe latest Construction Trade Survey, published by the Construction Products Association, shows that firms across the construction industry reported an eighth consecutive quarter of growth in activity in the first quarter of...
Read MoreThe number of specialist contractors struggling to recruit skilled labour is at its highest for 14 years according to the latest National Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC) State of Trade Survey, following significant...
Read MoreRICS UK Construction Market Survey Q1 2015 has found that material shortages have eased but 63% of respondents cite labour shortages as leading restraint on growth. Although recent official construction data has been a little...
Read MoreDespite wobbles in the Eurozone and the looming general election, the recovery continues to take place. Yet there are still concerns about the future and sprinkled throughout the latest issue of SpecFinish are references to...
Read MoreSkills and training is the big issue facing the industry at the moment or rather it would be if we did not waste so much of our time chasing money, but more of that later. I’ve been involved in skills development and training...
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Training is vital for combating the shortfall between designed and as-built energy performance,...
Read MoreLate payment to construction firms is the top issue stifling the industry’s growth, according to a new report by independent funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS). The Planning for Growth report, produced by Bibby in...
Read MoreThe number of specialist contractors benefiting from increased tender prices is at its highest for eight years but lack of skilled labour and late payment continue to hinder progress according to the latest National Specialist...
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