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New orders pipeline 13% below long-term trend for UK market
Arcadis report outlines current climate of UK construction sector and what the future holds for 2024
Housebuilding continues to drag down UK construction
Britain’s construction industry shrank for a second month in a row in October, according to a survey of construction buyers.
How to promote an inclusive environment in your company
Lucy Barnard interviews Emma Porter, managing director of UK-based Story Contracting about how to adopt a workable diversity and inclusion strategy
Why France’s construction industry faces a difficult year ahead
The French construction industry is facing headwinds that mean it could be in for a difficult year ahead, says Scott Hazelton of IHS Markit.
Germany’s government attempts to prop up struggling construction industry
The German government has announced that it will shelve proposed building regulations as part of a €45 billion (US$47 billion) relief package to prop up the country’s ailing construction industry.
CECE market analysis: “Sales for Europe in the second quarter rather flat”
CECE updated members of the construction industry on the current European construction equipment sector
Why European construction could be set for a downturn in 2024
The construction industry in Europe could start to shrink in 2024, according to the latest forecast from economists at Dutch bank ING.
Why recession is looming over German construction industry
Recession is looming over the construction market in Germany, as contractors and developers battle a combination of challenges exerting downward pressure on activity there.
Video analysis: world’s biggest construction companies
Watch a video highlighting the main points of the latest ICON 200, an exclusive listing of the world’s biggest construction companies
Why Skanska is eyeing life sciences for future development and construction opportunities
Swedish construction contractor and developer Skanska is looking at developing and building more life sciences projects, amid a difficult residential and commercial development market.
How are rising interest rates affecting equipment finance?
Interest rates drive costs up for equipment buyers
Construction activity slows down in Europe amid costs and labour shortages
Turner & Townsend survey highlights challenges plus global shifts in construction costs
FIEC releases report on construction activity in Europe
Trade association reveals figures for EU as a whole and individual markets
The five top-performing sectors in construction
A wide-ranging new report into the global construction market has revealed the five top-performing sectors of the industry.
Forecast predicts a 12% recovery for UK construction in 2024
The decline in construction observed in the first four months of the current year can be attributed to the aftermath of last year’s mini-budget
What’s behind the biggest rise in US home construction starts in 30 years?
The number of single-family homebuilding projects breaking ground rose to the highest level in more than three decades in May, according to official figures released earlier this week.
Four things we learned about the state of construction last week
Four key takeaways from major industry reports examining the state of the construction industry, published last week.
Building permits drop by 5% across Europe in 2022
Building permits (in terms of useful floor area) fell by almost 5% in the European Union (EU) in 2022, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.
Construction productivity: What we can learn from the Netherlands
How the Netherlands has bucked construction’s productivity conundrum.
Boels hails 2022 performance
Netherlands-based company also reports positive start to 2023
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