Warning signs for UK’s construction industry as output drops sharply
Snowy weather, rising costs and uncertainty relating to Brexit are to blame for the sharp drop in construction output, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said in [...]
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Hydrock puts remediation arm QDS Contracting into administration
Engineering consultant Hydrock has to place specialist remediation arm QDS Contracting into administration. The move puts up to 95 jobs at risk and comes just five weeks [...]
Smaller Businesses are Leading the Way in the Construction Industry
Eamonn Daly, Director of ITC Concepts, explores the benefits of being an SME Eamonn Daly In the construction industry, creative solutions and technological innovations are [...]
Construction sees weak start to 2018, with worst monthly performance since 2018
ONS figures have shown that construction output fell by 3.4 percent in January, in the worst monthly performance since June 2012. On a less volatile three-month basis, [...]
Construction apprentices will earn more than many university students
Construction apprentices will go on to earn thousands of pounds more, every year, than many of their university-educated counterparts, according to the latest research by the [...]
Councils advised on new fire-safety responsibilities by the Government
In the wake of an interim report on fire safety in the light of the Grenfell Tower tragedy government officials have written to council chiefs setting out their [...]
FMB state need to reform apprenticeship levy after drop in starts
The Department for Education’s apprenticeship and levy statistics show that apprenticeship starts have decreased by more than a third in November 2017 compared with [...]
UK construction market squeezed amidst increasing costs in 2017
The CPA (Construction Products Association) has reported that construction product manufacturers and contractors in the UK have been seeing their profit margins narrow in the [...]
Consumer fears over cowboy builders costs the UK economy
The UK economy is missing out on £10 billion each year because home owners are so fearful of hiring a cowboy builder, they simply don’t commission building work, according [...]
SME’s face uncertainty of government support following Carillion collapse
Iain McIlwee, CEO British Woodworking Federation, said: “As the news of the liquidation of Carillion breaks, it is almost ironic that we are putting our final comments in [...]
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