The UK government’s pledge to ‘build back better, build back greener’ rightly puts sustainable construction at the heart of the UK’s Covid-19 recovery. But to meet ambitious carbon targets, there must be a greater focus [read more…]
Brexit is expected to have a considerable impact on the construction industry in the UK and on firms across Europe that have links to the UK. The Government has now published some much-awaited detail on [read more…]
The Government must use the forthcoming Budget to bring forward greater investment in the construction sector to help boost jobs and activity, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). This is in response to ONS [read more…]
The latest RealBusinessesRescue.co.uk Business Distress Index data analysis for small and young businesses has revealed the number of start-up UK construction firms in significant financial distress* has leaped 20% (to more than 10,000) in Q2 [read more…]
FTSE construction & materials companies issued nine profit warnings in Q2 2020, bringing the total number of warnings issued in H1 2020 to 23, according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings Report. This represents profit warnings [read more…]
Over 2m over-55s live in poor-quality housing that puts their health and wellbeing at risk, according to new research by the Centre for Ageing Better and Ipsos MORI. The report, The impact of Covid-19 on [read more…]
For building firms already struggling to stay ahead of deadlines, the Coronavirus pandemic couldn’t have come at a worse time. Sudden skill shortages, site shutdowns and reduced productivity have caused serious and costly delays. You [read more…]
According to Digging Up Britain 2020, 71% of all digging work that takes place in the UK is now preceded by a thorough search for pipes and cables. The report by LSBUD, which provides a [read more…]
The government’s Green Homes Grant Scheme has caused concern in the UK’s £6bn glazing industry, by encouraging homeowners to delay work which the sector needs now in order to recover from the slowdown caused by [read more…]
Construction was one of the first industries that returned to work during the Covid-19 pandemic. The key to the sector bouncing back to full strength will be adaptations, not just to PPE and health and [read more…]
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