All articles by Brian Green – Page 10
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CommentPre-recession construction industry 7% bigger than we thought – statistically speaking anyway
Revised figures mean history looks different than it did a week ago – and it impacts on how we view today and tomorrow
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CommentLacklustre construction output figures point to decline
Hopes of significant growth in Q2 were dashed after ONS admitted getting its sums wrong
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CommentMid-sized construction firms are being hit hardest financially according to Experian
Research suggests firms with 51-100 employees are faring worse in recession
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CommentForecasters’ views vary on depth and length of construction’s second drop into recession
Hewes forecast expects no growth before 2013 in any private sectors other than industrial
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CommentPan-industry construction survey points to weak private sector recovery
The Construction Products Association’s latest survey confirms predictions that private sector cuts are taking effect
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CommentRICS sees some positive signs in the private sector, but it's London and South-east driven
There are some positives in the latest survey but don’t get too excited until you read all the figures
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CommentMarkit/CIPS survey suggests solid growth in construction in July, was growth that solid?
But there is scope for this survey to be at variance with official data and other trade surveys
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CommentMood grows gloomier among construction industry forecasters
The surge in work in 2010 and pessimism about private sector growth have contributed to downgrades in forecasts
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CommentArchitects and engineers workload flatlines in cash terms – suggesting pressure on jobs and pay
How will this affect the people in this very people-based profession?
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CommentUS foreclosure filings decline in first half of 2011, but the numbers are still scary
Should we be comforted by our housing market figures or more fearful, when we look a what’s happening across the Atlantic?
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Brian Green on … output figures
Data suggests the industry is on the up – but is this sustainable?
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CommentJobs and pay data do little to perk up waning hopes for growth
Fewer construction vacancies put downward pressure on industry wages
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CommentHalf-term report for the housing market 2011 – fragile and flatlining
The recent stats to emerge on the housing market make for worrying reading
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CommentConstruction output: So far it’s better than last year, but can that last?
Output figures are looking good but why, how and is this sustainable?
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CommentBuilding materials imports data suggest construction grew in first quarter of 2011
The figures also suggest a surge in construction work in the middle quarters of last year
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CommentForecasters see pain deferred as recessions takes longer to bite in construction
Latest forecast suggests the slide into recession for construction will be more gentle than first thought
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CommentEngland’s housing stock grows slower than the population for the first time in decades
The historic trend of increasing the pool of homes faster than population growth looks like going into reverse
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CommentMini surge over for plant hire as activity dips in April
Royal Wedding and Bank Holidays will have hit figures but the trend is still downward
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CommentAnother step on the long march to improving construction
Construction Excellence's new report on collaboration right focuses on the building's end purpose rather than the actual building itself