Brickonomics

A glimpse of the future as 56% of surveyors see workload fall

Construction workload is expected to continue to collapse at a rapid pace according to the latest industry survey by the surveyors' body RICS. Surveyors experienced declines in workload across all regions and all sectors illustrating the broad spread of this...

Posted by Brian on May 27, 2009 9:18 AM

Don't be fooled by contractors' reports of healthy profits

I am becoming a bit discomforted by persistent misplaced chirpiness. I keep reading and hearing things that tell me "it's not all bad in the construction sector". Fair enough, the construction sector is never "all bad". Come hell or high...

Posted by Brian on February 27, 2009 4:51 PM

Tender price squeeze is likely to threaten construction firms

The latest projections from the cost service BCIS point to further reductions in tender price over the next two years despite expected rises in input prices. The latest figures show a fall of 1.2% in the first quarter of this...

Posted by Brian on October 20, 2008 10:25 AM