All Data articles – Page 47
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The tracker: Cold comfort
Bad weather caused the market to contract in December and the ongoing downward trend could see firms reducing their headcount. Experian Marketing Information Services does the detail
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Activity revives in January
Improved weather conditions and new business gains contribute to all parts of construction sector recording increase in activity in January
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Spotlight:Â When contractors fail
The downturn has put many contractors out of business, says Brian Moone. What impact is this likely to have on project lead times?
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Research reveals average pay delay of three weeks
Experian says client payments overdue by 21 days as government promotes project bank accounts
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Lead times: Oct 2010 - Dec 2010
The overwhelming stability of lead times continues, and despite reports of busier order books from clients looking to reduce costs, the next six months look equally flat. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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Late payments hit three-year high
New figures from Experian show reversal of trend in final quarter of 2010
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Construction activity bounces back in January
All three sub-sectors record increase in activity, reveals PMI
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Material costs rise outstrips tender prices
Survey shows material costs rose 1.5% more than tender prices in Q3 of 2010
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Market Forecast: Depth Gauge
It’s difficult to say whether we have reached the bottom of the pricing trough, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. What’s sure is that material prices will rise
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Construction recession could last until 2014
Latest figures suggest another three years before construction returns to growth
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75,000 construction jobs forecast to go this year
ConstructionSkills predicts a return to employment growth in 2013
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Construction sector output slumps 3.3%
ONS figures released today show construction sector output fell by 3.3% in the last three months of 2010, while the overall economy shrunk by 0.5%.
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Euro contractors: Is the UK market in their grip?
Even the big guns in this year’s Top 200 European contractors league tables will feel the pain as public spending shrinks everywhere. But they could find good hunting among the UK’s large projects. Dave Lowery examines what lies behind the rankings listed over the next nine pages
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The tracker: That's snow business
The industry was badly affected by the winter weather and construction activity is expected to continue to decline through the start of 2011. Experian Marketing Information Services reports
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Intelligence Q3 2010
Experian’s Marketing Information Services’ analysis shows the relatively buoyant state of the market up to September last year
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Sustainability: Zeroing In
Cyril Sweett reviews the recommendations from the Zero Carbon Hub’s Carbon Compliance Task Group and considers the implications for the definition of a zero-carbon home from 2016
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Output forecasts take a turn for the worse
The latest Experian figures predict that the recent gloomy construction output is set to continue
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Housing stats: Residential projects and approvals
This month’s data shows the South-east has the highest number of schemes on the go
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Country focus: Poland
EU funding and infrastructure projects cushioned Poland from the downturn, but the public sector culture of always accepting lowest price tenders needs to change
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Housing stats: ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV builds, sales and completions in November 2010
This month’s data reveals completions tailing off in both the private and public sectors