Construction Market Research Insights And Findings
Building contractors declining half of bidding opportunities, survey finds
December 2015
A recent survey from infrastructure and support services group, AECOM, has revealed that as a result of the skills shortage within London’s construction companies, half are declining the bidding opportunities they receive. According to the survey, the… Read more...
Fears of cowboy builders result in £6bn avoided work, survey finds
November 2015
Research published by the Federation of Master Builders has revealed that the UK economy misses out on £6 billion as a result of consumers’ fears of cowboy tradespeople. According to the Federation of Master Builders, one in five consumers who… Read more...
Survey discovers Brits waste money on employing tradespeople for simple jobs
October 2015
According to the findings of a recent survey by Swinton Insurance, the average British person has wasted approximately £300 in the last year by employing tradespeople to perform simple tasks that they could have done themselves. The survey of around… Read more...
Survey outlines why construction workers take time off work sick
October 2015
A recent survey by insurance company, There, has outlined that construction workers take more time off sick as a result of serious work-related injuries than many other sectors. Of the respondents, 38 per cent said that they had taken days off ill as a result… Read more...
Survey shows building of new houses slowing due to ‘lack of skilled contractors’
September 2015
Government proposals to build new homes have been hampered due to a shortage of sufficiently skilled tradesmen. Housing minister, Brandon Lewis stated last week that the government aimed to construct over 1 million houses to combat the nation’s housing… Read more...
Commercial construction at its highest rate since March, survey suggests
September 2015
The latest figures from the Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI Survey has revealed that commercial construction in the UK construction sector is at its highest level since March 2015. The survey found that of the three sub-categories within construction, residential… Read more...
