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• Growing evidence of double dip collapse for construction

  The latest round of trade survey data points to an ugly acceleration in the rate of collapse of workloads. Persistent sightings of green shoots over the late spring and summer now look to have been little more than a mirage. Read More... Posted Nov 03 2009, 11:21 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: Construction Products Association, construction output, CIPS, construction orders, Experian, NSCC, inquiries, BCIS, tender prices, double dip

• Contractors face a £24 billion drop in new work

  UK contractors should prepare themselves for a £24 billion drop in the annual cash value of new work coming through as the recession reaches its expected bottom in 2011. Shrinking volumes and plunging prices threaten to drag the cash spent on buying new... Posted Jul 30 2009, 11:33 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: Construction Products Association, construction industry, construction output, recession, Dutch auctions, BCIS, suicidal bidding