CN Intelligence | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:26:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png CN Intelligence | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Budget 2024: Laying the foundations for future growth https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/budget-2024-laying-the-foundations-for-future-growth-31-10-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/budget-2024-laying-the-foundations-for-future-growth-31-10-2024/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:26:25 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508728 Allan Wilen is economics director at Glenigan The autumn 2024 Budget was hotly anticipated across the entire construction sector, especially as the election of a Labour government in July did not result in the sudden growth spurt some may have hoped for. Indeed, we found…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/budget-2024-laying-the-foundations-for-future-growth-31-10-2024/feed/ 0 CLC: Materials constraints could scupper housing growth target https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/clc-materials-constraints-could-scupper-housing-growth-target-30-10-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/clc-materials-constraints-could-scupper-housing-growth-target-30-10-2024/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:45:52 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508586 A materials shortage could stymie government plans for housing and infrastructure growth without quick action, according to the Construction Leadership Council (CLC). A statement from John Newcomb and Peter Caplehorn, co-chairs of the CLC’s Material Supply Chain Group, said that product availability was currently “good”,…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/clc-materials-constraints-could-scupper-housing-growth-target-30-10-2024/feed/ 0 Union ballots Marshalls staff for strike over ‘derisory’ pay offer https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/workforce/union-ballots-marshalls-staff-for-strike-over-derisory-pay-offer-23-10-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/workforce/union-ballots-marshalls-staff-for-strike-over-derisory-pay-offer-23-10-2024/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:00:16 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508207 Workers at a construction products firm are being balloted for strike action over a “derisory” pay offer. Unite the Union has begun balloting 300 employees at five Marshalls sites across England after rejecting a £700 pay rise for all staff for 2024. According to the…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/workforce/union-ballots-marshalls-staff-for-strike-over-derisory-pay-offer-23-10-2024/feed/ 0 UK construction activity September 2024: East Midlands https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-east-midlands-22-10-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-east-midlands-22-10-2024/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:48:27 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508127 Project starts and detailed planning approvals performed poorly against the previous quarter and last year. More positively, main contract awards grew on the preceding three months and a year ago. East Midlands overview Adding up to £1.21bn, work starting in the East Midlands during the…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-east-midlands-22-10-2024/feed/ 0 UK construction activity September 2024: East of England https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-east-of-england-22-10-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-east-of-england-22-10-2024/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:48:22 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508131 Project starts and main contract awards strengthened against the previous year whereas detailed planning approvals weakened compared with the preceding three months and the previous year. East of England overview The total value of project starts in the East of England was £2.51bn, 62 per cent…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-east-of-england-22-10-2024/feed/ 0 UK construction activity September 2024: London https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-london-22-10-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-london-22-10-2024/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:48:18 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508134 London experienced a poor period with project starts and detailed planning approvals decreasing against the previous quarter and last year. More positively, main contract awards increased on the preceding three months. London overview Totalling £3.46bn, work starting in London during the three months to September…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-london-22-10-2024/feed/ 0 UK construction activity September 2024: North East https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-north-east-22-10-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-north-east-22-10-2024/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:48:14 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508138 Project starts and detailed planning approvals performed poorly compared to the preceding three months and the previous year. More positively, main contract awards increased against the preceding three months and the previous year. North East overview Adding up to £640m, work starting on-site in the North East…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-north-east-22-10-2024/feed/ 0 UK construction activity September 2024: North West https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-north-west-22-10-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-north-west-22-10-2024/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:48:11 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508141 Main contract awards grew against both the preceding quarter and last year. In contrast, project starts weakened against the previous three months, while detailed planning approvals fell on a year ago. North West overview At £2.45bn, work starting on site in the North West during…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-north-west-22-10-2024/feed/ 0 UK construction activity September 2024: Northern Ireland https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-northern-ireland-22-10-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-northern-ireland-22-10-2024/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:48:08 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508144 Project starts increased against the preceding three months and the previous year, whereas main contract awards and detailed planning approvals experienced mixed periods. Northern Ireland overview Project starts totalled £894m, a 45 per cent increase on the preceding three months to stand 92 per cent up…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-northern-ireland-22-10-2024/feed/ 0 UK construction activity September 2024: Scotland https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-scotland-22-10-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2024-scotland-22-10-2024/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:48:05 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=508148 Project starts and main contract awards performed well against the previous year, with main contract awards also increasing on the preceding three months. Elsewhere, detailed planning approvals decreased against the previous year and preceding three months. Scotland overview Totalling £1.84bn, work starting on-site in Scotland…

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