Strong start to purchases of building products for Q1 2017
The latest figures from the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) confirmed a strong start to 2017 with a further three months of growth in the sales of building [...]
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London build costs continue to spiral despite falling pound
Construction costs in London have jumped 5% over the past 12 months, but the falling pound has knocked the UK capital down from third to fifth place in an international [...]
Australian court fines union and 7 leaders over site blockade
An Australian union and seven of its officials have been penalised in court for unlawful conduct that halted work at the AU$1.2bn (£690m) Perth Children’s Hospital [...]
4.4 million working days lost to work-related illnesses & injuries in Construction
Health and safety statistics for the UK produced by the HSE state that around 4% of workers, in both the construction and education sectors, suffer from an illness they [...]
Construction sector witnesses 4% increase in SME entrants since 2010
The construction sector saw a 4% increase in the number of SMEs from 2010 according to the latest study from specialist challenger bank Hampshire Trust Bank. The research [...]
Construction subcontractors forced to accept contract terms
Over half of UK subcontractors believe they must accept the terms of contracts with large construction firms, or face the risk of losing future business, according to new [...]
Buckingham Palace repairs funding approved by MPs
Funding for a multimillion-pound refurbishment of Buckingham Palace has been approved by MPs. They backed changes to the Sovereign Grant – the funding formula for the [...]
Post-Brexit Britain faces risk of losing 8% of construction workers
The construction industry could face losing as many as 200,000 EU workers post-Brexit should the UK lose access to the single market. An exodus of this scale would put some [...]
Strong finish to 2016 cements year of growth for Builders Merchants
Another strong set of results for the final quarter of 2016 completes a further year of growth in sales of building materials through UK builders merchants. The latest [...]
January sees a fall in construction output across the EU
The annual comparison between January 2017 and January 2016 showed that output decreased by 6.2% in the Euro area and by 3.3% in the EU28, according to initial [...]
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