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UK construction activity September 2024: North West
22 Oct 2024 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity September 2024: North West 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
UK construction activity: July 2024
21 Aug 2024 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity: July 2024 Construction starts and main contract awards outperformed the previous year, while detailed planning approvals lagged. Averaging £10.2bn per month, work commencing on site during the three months to July experienced a mixed performance, decreasing 10 per cent against the preceding three months but
UK construction activity July 2024: Housing
21 Aug 2024 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity July 2024: Housing Project starts fell against the previous quarter and last year. More positively, growth in main contract awards on the preceding three months and a year ago provides a boost to the development pipeline. Housing overview Totalling £10.46bn, residential work commencing on-site during
UK construction activity July 2024: Industrial
21 Aug 2024 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity July 2024: Industrial Project starts and detailed planning approvals declined compared to both the previous quarter and the previous year. On a more positive note, main contract awards increased compared to the preceding three months and the year prior, bolstering the development pipeline. Industrial overview
UK construction activity July 2024: Retail
Project starts and main contract awards declined compared to the previous quarter. On a more positive note, detailed planning approvals increased compared to both the previous quarter and the previous year.Retail overviewTotalling £464m, retail work starting on site during the three months to July fell 36 per cent against the preceding three months to stand
Construction of the 4th Chinese aircraft carrier has reportedly started
We know that the Chinese Navy is progressing and developing quickly, even very quickly. This is the case for its destroyers and frigates, its conventional and nuclear submarines, or its assault ships. This is also the case for its fleet of aircraft carriers. While the first Chinese aircraft carrier entered service less than 7 years
The 1200-tonne lid is lowered onto the shaft at Abbey Mills Pumping Station“This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for,” said Tideway chief executive Andy Mitchell. “The underground civil engineering on the Tideway project is now complete following eight years of dedicated hard work from all our teams working in the capital. “ The
Construction starts plunge 8% as Fed toes line on rates
Dive Brief: Total construction starts fell 8% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.07 trillion, according to data collected by Dodge Construction Network. It was the biggest monthly starts drop since November, when starts cratered 15%. Yet on a year-over-year basis, project kickoffs stayed in the black. For the 12 months ending
Construction output ends 2023 on downbeat note
A drop in new work and depressed infrastructure activity contributed to falling UK construction output in December last year, according to the latest official figures. The sector contracted by 0.5 per cent in December compared with November, with a total value of £15.25bn, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. Growth of 0.4 per cent
Construction new work activity fell 2% in 2023
But despite the fall in new work activity, a sharp 8.3% rise in RMI work managed to lift the industry’s overall output into positive growth of 2% last year. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics this picture was mirrored in the latest quarterly construction output figures today, which fell by 1.3% in Q4