Urgent Call - help us stop the 16p a gallon tax hike on petrol & diesel May 15, 2012
Dear FairFuelUK Supporter
We have a moment of opportunity to stop the massive 16p a gallon tax hike on petrol & diesel that the chancellor wa... [MORE]
April storms cloud product sales May 15, 2012
The impact on the construction industry of last month’s record rainfall is starting to become apparent.Business are beginning to report that a... [MORE]
ONS reports gloomy construction industry figures May 15, 2012
Data released by the Office of National Statistics shows that construction output was slower in the first quarter of 2012 than previously feared.
A... [MORE]
Welsh councils borrow £60m for road repairs May 14, 2012
Welsh Councils will be allowed to borrow £60m to fund road repairs this year.
The money is being provided by the Welsh Government under a 22-... [MORE]
Construction output revised down sharply May 14, 2012
The official fall in construction output in the first part of the year was even worse than first feared, according the new Government figures.
Re... [MORE]
It’s even worse than we thought... May 11, 2012
While industry surveys suggest there are grounds to hope that recovery may be on its way, the official statistics on construction activity just get ... [MORE]
Construction falls but with positive signs May 08, 2012
The latest Construction Trade Survey published today (May 8) shows that construction continued to suffer during the first quarter of this year.
How... [MORE]
Councils team-up for £70m highways contract May 08, 2012
Halton and Warrington borough councils are teaming-up in a joint procurement race for a £70m highways maintenance contract.
The councils ar... [MORE]
Fresh call to build 25,000 social homes as Coalition vows to stimulate growth May 08, 2012
The Coalition Government must commit to building 25,000 social homes as part of its pledge to ‘do everything it can do to stimulate growth&rsq... [MORE]
Breedon ready as Tarmac and Lafarge directed to sell assets May 02, 2012
Anglo American and Lafarge have been directed to sell a significant portfolio of operations to enable their planned merger to go ahead.
The move ... [MORE]
Sharp fall in aggregates sales May 02, 2012
The first quarter of 2012 has seen a substantial reduction in sales of aggregates, ready mixed concrete and asphalt, according to new figures from t... [MORE]
Dear Keith Littler April 26, 2012
You will have heard on the news that the UK has now plunged back into recession. This is devastating news for families and businesses all acro... [MORE]
Lovell wins £5m Flintshire housing scheme April 26, 2012
Lovell has started work on a £5m development for Pennaf Housing Group in North Wales. Affordable housing specialist Lovell is building a 41-ho... [MORE]
It’s official: we are back in recession April 26, 2012
New GDP figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the UK economy and its construction industry returned to recession with a fall in ... [MORE]
Industry associations cry out for help April 26, 2012
News that construction shrank 3% in the first quarter of 2012 has prompted industry associations to renew calls for the government to step up infras... [MORE]
CPA forecasts 3% construction fall April 25, 2012
Construction output is forecast to fall by almost 3% this year, according to the latest forecasts published today (April 23) by the Construction Pro... [MORE]
Construction re-enters recession April 25, 2012
Today's figures from ONS for GDP in the first quarter of 2012 show that the UK economy and construction industry returned to recession with a fall o... [MORE]
Small housebuilders' workloads at "lowest level" April 20, 2012
New build workloads for small house builders in the social housing market are at their lowest level since 1999, warns the Federation of Master Build... [MORE]
Builders merchant sales reflect disappointing national picture April 20, 2012
The latest sales indicators from builders merchants organisation the Builders Merchants Federationshow that sales of building materials nationally r... [MORE]
