PHMI: +8.6% Growth in Plumbing & Heating Merchant Sales in February but It’s Still All Down to Inflation
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for February 2023...
BMBI Report: Marginal Value Growth in Year-on-Year Merchant Sales in February
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +0.8% in February...
CPA Chief Executive Responds to Independent Review of the Construction Products Testing Regime
Peter Caplehorn, Chief Executive of the Construction Products Association, has commented on the publication of the Independent Review of...
Glenigan Construction Review – Construction Starts Dry Up in Q.1 2023
Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, has released the April 2023 edition of its...
Q1 Ends on a High With £7bn in Contracts Awarded in March According to Barbour ABI
A late rebound in contract awards and a boost in planning approvals have rounded off a difficult first quarter...
BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland Construction PMI®: Activity Contracts but New Order Growth Quickens
Key points: Sustained and stronger expansion in new orders Input price inflation dips to 26-month low Workforce numbers continue...
ONS Construction Output in Great Britain: Monthly Increase in February 2023 of 2.4%, Driven by Repair & Maintenance and New Work
The main points: Monthly construction output is estimated to have increased 2.4% in volume terms in February 2023; this...
Planning Permissions for New Home Sites Fall to Record Low and Will Plunge Further
The latest Housing Pipeline Report from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Glenigan finds that the number of planning...
S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction PMI®: Growth Eases in March Amid Weaker Demand for Residential Work
Key Findings: Marginal rise in total construction output Civil engineering is the best-performing category Fastest decline in housing activity...
S&P Global Eurozone Construction PMI: Activity Falls at Sharpest Rate for Three Months
Key Findings: Sharp downturn in activity, led by Germany New orders fall at fastest pace in 2023 so far...
S&P Global Italy Construction PMI: Further Declines in Both Activity and New Orders Signalled
Key Findings: Fourth month in a row that output has fallen Confidence up however leading to boost in employment...
S&P Global France Construction PMI: Activity Continues to Fall in March
Key Findings: Housing-led construction downturn continues in March New construction projects fall sharply and confidence worsens Input price inflation...