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New statistics show Scottish housing completions still below pre-Covid levels

|Date: 17 Oct 2022

New statistics show Scottish housing completions still below pre-Covid levels

The Scottish Government’s latest housing statistics have revealed that housing completions across all ten ...

The Scottish Government’s latest housing statistics have revealed that housing completions across all tenures in Scotland are still below pre-Covid levels. Whilst 20,767 new homes were built in 2021/2 ...

17 Oct 2022
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Housebuilder sees rise in demand for three-storey houses due to increase in people working from home

|Date: 05 Jan 2022

Housebuilder sees rise in demand for three-storey houses due to increase in people working from home

Three-storey living is seeing a surge in popularity in the east of England as more and more people work f ...

Three-storey living is seeing a surge in popularity in the east of England as more and more people work from home, according to a local housebuilder. One lasting economic after-effect of the pandemic ...

05 Jan 2022
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Market Report | Strong sales continue at Builders’ Merchants

|Date: 10 Dec 2021

Market Report | Strong sales continue at Builders’ Merchants

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in October, reveal that ye ...

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in October, reveal that year-on-year value sales to builders and contractors by builders’ merchants were 23.0% higher in ...

10 Dec 2021
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Ibstock Concrete | Lessons learned throughout 2021

|Date: 25 Nov 2021

Ibstock Concrete | Lessons learned throughout 2021

Chris Piper, Sales Director for Housing Developers at Ibstock Concrete, looks back at the last 12 months ...

Chris Piper, Sales Director for Housing Developers at Ibstock Concrete, looks back at the last 12 months to discuss some of the biggest challenges faced by property developers and the key learnings th ...

25 Nov 2021
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Haulage a priority for BMF

|Date: 03 Sep 2021

Haulage a priority for BMF

New data from the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) reveals the shortage of HGV drivers as the main cha ...

New data from the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) reveals the shortage of HGV drivers as the main challenge faced by its members. A snap survey of BMF members found 67% of builders’ merchant respo ...

03 Sep 2021
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Comment | UK construction returning to pre-Covid levels

|Date: 10 Aug 2021

Comment | UK construction returning to pre-Covid levels

Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, comments on how the latest figures are positi ...

Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, comments on how the latest figures are positive for the UK construction industry. “Over the last few months, there have been some really enc ...

10 Aug 2021
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Wates adopts company-wide flexible working

|Date: 26 Jul 2021

Wates adopts company-wide flexible working

Wates Group, the UK’s leading family-owned construction, residential development and property services bu ...

Wates Group, the UK’s leading family-owned construction, residential development and property services business, has announced the adoption of company-wide flexible working as it looks to enhance the ...

26 Jul 2021
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UK construction job vacancies rise to highest figure in 20 years

|Date: 20 Jul 2021

UK construction job vacancies rise to highest figure in 20 years

Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, said: “One of the clearest signs of an indust ...

Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, said: “One of the clearest signs of an industry recovering from hardship is its companies beginning to hire new staff once again, and the la ...

20 Jul 2021
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Construction will need 216,800 new workers by 2025 to meet demand

|Date: 16 Jul 2021

Construction will need 216,800 new workers by 2025 to meet demand

Construction has bounced back quicker than expected from the Covid-19 pandemic and the industry will reac ...

Construction has bounced back quicker than expected from the Covid-19 pandemic and the industry will reach 2019 levels of output in 2022. By 2025, the industry will need to recruit an additional 217,0 ...

16 Jul 2021
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Plant Hire market impacted by Covid-19

|Date: 12 Jul 2021

Plant Hire market impacted by Covid-19

The UK plant hire market declined significantly in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fall in demand ...

The UK plant hire market declined significantly in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fall in demand as well as fleet utilisation rates can be attributed to the overall fall in construction levels ...

12 Jul 2021
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