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Extent of upheaval caused by ISG failure becoming clear

Rob Hakimian — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:44:32 +0000

The collapse of ISG has created significant shockwaves throughout the UK construction sector and it is now becoming clear that numerous government, private and local authority projects have been jeopardised.

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Construction industry ‘left dissatisfied by lacklustre manifestos’

Tom Pashby — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:53:21 +0000

The construction industry has “overwhelmingly” been “left dissatisfied by lacklustre manifestos” with concerns raised about potholes and late payment culture, according to a survey of sector professionals.

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Frustration across sector as new figures show UK recession and construction slowdown

Tom Pashby — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:58:58 +0000

New data showing a technical recession and lower construction output in the UK send a message to government that “cuts have consequences”, according to representatives of the civil engineering and construction sectors.

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Civils project starts fall by a quarter but approvals up

Greg Pitcher — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:00:31 +0000

The volume of civils work starting on site in the UK has fallen by a quarter in the past year, research has revealed.

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Contractors back Labour pledge to speed up infrastructure planning decisions

Greg Pitcher — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:00:04 +0000

Industry leaders have backed Labour's promise to rewrite all 12 national policy statements (NPS) within six months of taking power in a bid to speed up infrastructure delivery.

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Value of new civil engineering projects sees sharp dive in last three months

Sotiris Kanaris — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:00:11 +0000

The value of civil engineering projects which got underway across the UK in the three months to the end of July was down by nearly a half year-on-year, according to data by construction industry analysts Glenigan.

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Sharp drop in infrastructure planning applications

Greg Pitcher — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 03:00:34 +0000

The pipeline of infrastructure work is drying up with a huge drop in planning applications, research has revealed.

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Civils starts ‘to drop by a tenth this year’

Greg Pitcher — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 03:30:47 +0000

The value of new civils projects will fall by almost a tenth this year, economists have predicted. The latest industry forecasts from construction analysts Glenigan say civil engineering starts will drop by 9% in 2023. However, this short-lived dip will be followed by growth of…

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Data reveals civils starts down by half in a year

Greg Pitcher — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 09:53:56 +0000

Just half as much civil engineering work got underway this spring as in the same period last year, dismal data this morning revealed.

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Civils project starts down by half as construction material inflation continues to rise

Rob Hakimian — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:00:03 +0000

The value of UK civil engineering project starts is down more than a quarter (27%) in the second quarter of 2022 (April to June) compared to the period between January and March. The value of project starts is also down by almost a half (47%),…

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