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Construction trade survey confirms worsening slump

The latest trade survey covering both the contracting and materials sectors underlines both the depth and the rate of decline in the construction sector with pessimism rampant across all sectors. As in all surveys there are glimmers of light and...

Posted by Brian on August 10, 2009 10:23 AM

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

Recessionary pain spreads, says latest construction trade survey

The latest state of construction trade survey figures compiled and analysed by the Construction Products Association is interesting as it provides a clear picture of an industry drifting deeper into recession. We seem to be, just from a cursory look...

Posted by Brian on May 6, 2009 8:59 AM

Local builders set to shed more jobs as the recession deepens

The latest survey of local builders by the FMB suggests that more jobs will shed over coming months with a majority of a third of firms expecting to cut jobs over the coming six months. It has to be said...

Posted by Brian on April 21, 2009 12:41 PM

Beacons of hope in times of trouble?

There is currently much excitement being generated about the probability of construction starting on some of the much-talked of copse of towers planned to slice through the skyline of London. If that prospect smacks of confidence it is in stark...

Posted by Brian on February 9, 2009 8:50 AM

A phrase I wish I'd coined

As I was giving the recent Rightmove consumer confidence poll a hard time last week, the Bad Science column in the Guardian kept coming to mind. So it was a bit spooky when I read the latest offering from Dr...

Posted by Brian on February 9, 2009 8:39 AM

Rightmove wrong interpretation?

Why is it that when I looked at the data presented in the press release covering the newly launched Rightmove consumer confidence survey I came to a very different interpretation from that given?...

Posted by Brian on February 5, 2009 5:39 PM

There may be trouble ahead

How worried should we be about the the findings by the surveyors body RICS in its latest construction market survey showing that the outlook for the industry is at its worst for a decade? The short answer is seriously concerned....

Posted by Brian on April 2, 2008 10:31 AM