David Noble

  • David Noble
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    An uphill road to recovery

    2009-09-07T10:58:00

    Construction activity may be falling more slowly now, but a number of issues are challenging the sector

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    An uphill road to recovery

    2009-09-07T10:49:00

    Despite welcome news that the UK construction sector is contracting at a slower pace, the industry is still struggling.

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    Could the torment almost be over?

    2009-08-10T15:04:00

    The CPA may still be predicting gloom, but there has been a notable drop in the rate of decline

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    Could the torment almost be over?

    2009-08-07T17:22:00

    After 17 months of unrelenting torment, it looks like the UK construction sector is finally a step closer to recovery as the July CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index highlighted the slowest pace of decline since March last year (see index).

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    Hopes of recovery on shaky ground

    2009-07-07T13:32:00

    Why June's gloomy CIPs data is stoking fears of a 'w-shaped' recession

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    Hopes of a recovery on shaky ground

    2009-07-07T12:27:00

    You’d be forgiven for thinking that the latest CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) would provide a better read than June’s figures. After seeing the rate of contraction ease consecutively for four months, the PMI took a turn for the worse fuelling speculation of a ‘w-shaped’ recession.