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FeaturesCost update Q4 2013
Construction output has a way to go to get back to pre-recession levels; materials prices aren鈥檛 going anywhere fast and steel is in free fall.
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NewsLaing O'Rourke outclasses rivals with 拢180m Mayfair job
Prestigious Clarges Estate win helps contractor to top of January鈥檚 league table, while overall activity dips
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NewsOne third of all construction work is now housebuilding
Barbour ABI figures show construction鈥檚 reliance on sector
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NewsBarbour ABI's February market review is out now
Barbour ABI鈥檚 Economic Construction Market Review for February is now available to download
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FeaturesLead times: October - December 2013
While there is little movement in lead times so far, increased enquiries and workload may signal significant increases to come. Brian Moone of Mace Business School reports
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NewsCommercial growth spreads beyond London
Latest Savills index finds the commercial sector is rising at second fastest rate since 2003
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NewsFirst sustained construction growth in five years
Latest CPA trade survey finds construction activity grew in final quarter of 2013, with sector enjoying three consecutive quarters of growth for the first time in five years
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FeaturesSustainability: Zero carbon costs
The cost to housebuilders of meeting the Zero Carbon Standard for new homes continues to fall. Here, Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group and Nicola O鈥機onnor of Zero Carbon Hub present the key findings of the Zero Carbon Hub鈥檚 recent cost analysis of the proposed standard
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NewsCivils firms warn recovery remains 'fragile'
Latest Civil Engineering Contractors Association survey warns growth in the infrastructure sector has begun to slow
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NewsConstruction recovery 'remains on track'
Latest Markit/CIPS survey records ninth consecutive month of increasing activity with firms enjoying a rise in demand in the new year
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NewsSpecialists say late payment still 'killer' issue
Specialist contractors increasingly optimistic about state of market but 76% say late payment remains an issue
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NewsMace revises up tender price forecasts amid cost inflation
Mace revises up its tender price forecasts for this year in the latest sign the contracting market is heating up
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FeaturesTracker: December 2013
Activity fell across the board, reaching its lowest level for a year, with residential in particular dipping to 49, the lowest value for nine months. Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesBetter all the time
Last week Barbour ABI launched the second of its monthly Economic Construction Market Reviews. Here are highlights, including sector and regional statistics, with a focus on the commercial and retail sector
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NewsConstruction only sector to shrink as recovery stalls
Output in the construction industry fell by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2013, despite overall economy growing by 0.7%
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NewsValue of new construction projects soars
The value of construction projects in the UK rose by 67% in the last year, with infrasturcture and residential leading the way
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NewsBarbour ABI's January market review is out now
Barbour ABI鈥檚 Economic Construction Market Review for January is now available to download
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NewsHighways job drives Amey to the top of contractors' table
拢450m maintenance contract win with Gloucestershire council pushes Bam into second place
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Back in demand
The upturn in industry fortunes - which some predict will continue until 2017 - is being reflected in notable rises in tender prices, building costs, and pressure on resources