Construction Market Research Insights And Findings
60 per cent of construction workers do not have a contract, survey finds
September 2015
Approximately 60 per cent of construction workers revealed that they work without a contact of employment, according to a survey by constructaquote.com. 76 per cent of the construction workers in the survey said that they do not have a contract and they just… Read more...
Survey reveals homophobic culture within the construction industry
September 2015
A recent survey has revealed that homophobia is rife within the construction industry, with approximately 80 per cent of gay construction employees experiencing homophobia at work. In total, approximately 1,000 people from within the construction industry… Read more...
Workload increasing for Scottish construction workers, survey finds
July 2015
A recent survey has revealed that workloads for construction workers in Scotland have risen by a third, as a result of a rise in private house building and office construction. The survey – entitled the RICSUK Construction Market Survey – discovered… Read more...
Skills shortages affecting construction and manufacturing the most, survey finds
July 2015
This year’s CBI/Pearson Education Skills Survey has revealed that the construction and manufacturing industry will find acquiring fresh talent difficult in the next few years, as a UK-wide skills shortage has been highlighted by companies across the… Read more...
Election has had a positive impact on the construction industry, PMI finds
June 2015
The latest Market/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) has found that in May, confidence within the construction industry increased to the highest rate it’d been in nearly 10 years. The findings were attributed to the Conservative… Read more...
Surveyors affected by skills shortages, survey finds
May 2015
A recent survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has found that 63 per cent of surveyors believe that skills shortages have affected the growth of their company in the first quarter of 2015. 67 per cent of the surveyors questioned cited… Read more...
