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Gathering clouds or clear skies ahead for UK housebuilding?

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Steve Callow is housing manager at MPA Masonry  As we progress through 2023, the indications of a cooling within the housing market are growing. It’s the last thing many want to hear across a sector that has been blighted by the unusual socioeconomic events of 2022. “We should by no…

Construction activity February 2023: East Midlands

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Project-starts and detailed planning approvals performed particularly poorly in the East Midlands during the three months to February. Main contract awards fell during the quarter, although the value increased slightly against the previous year. East Midlands overview Adding up to £882m, work starting on-site in the East Midlands during the…

Finally, an end to excessive form-filling for suppliers

Paul Reeve director of business services ECA

Many Construction News readers will be well aware of the numerous supplier prequalification schemes and questionnaires that operate throughout the construction supply chain.

The proliferation of these question sets over the years has created major problems for suppliers and, it turns out, buyers, due to the unnecessary cost and effort of…