All Data articles – Page 34
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NewsPlanning stats: residential projects and approvals in December 2013
Battersea Power Station is the top housing client, while the South-east continues as the busiest region
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NewsGlobal construction set for best year since 2007
Turner Townsend report predicts global market to have “best year since the financial crisis”
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FeaturesCountry focus: The Netherlands
The Netherlands is one of Europe’s great trading nations but the slowdown in the eurozone has hit the economy hard. Ted Peek of Arcadis and Magda Skalska-Burgess of EC Harris review prospects for the Dutch construction market
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NewsAlmost 60% of construction firms expect growth in 2014
Latest Markit/CIPS survey also reveals sector grew for eighth straight month in December
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NewsSupply chain to hold sway in 2014
KPMG forecasts buoyant year, but says power will be with the supply chain due to rapid pick up in demand and shortage of capacity
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Information - BuildingBarbour ABI's market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s monthly Economic Construction Market Review is now available to download
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NewsKier knocks Balfour Beatty off top spot with £273m haul
Fifty five contract wins secure contractor’s position, as overall awards continue to increase on last year
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NewsHouse prices reach record highs in October
Government data shows recovery spreading from London to the regions
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NewsConstruction output continues to rebound
Growth in private housing and commercial work sees output rise 2.5% in the three months to October
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NewsUpturn sees housebuilder bosses’ bonuses rise 78%
Directors at housebuilders see average bonuses grow by more than three-quarters
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NewsCommercial work grows at fastest rate on record
Major spike in activity in UK regions in November boosts commercial sector, says Savills
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News'Anaemic supply' driving up house prices
RICS housing market survey finds prices rose again last month and are expected to continue to increase well into the new year
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FeaturesInfrastructure: UK rail
Challenging efficiency targets are driving radical changes in the way that rail assets are managed. EC Harris report on Network Rail’s expenditure plans for the next five years
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NewsNew commercial work in London doubles in two years
Contractor survey finds rapid turnaround in the capital with cost inflation new concern
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FeaturesTracker: October 2013
Only non-residential bucks the downward trend for the construction activity index, while employment and tender price indices also see dramatic dips
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NewsConstruction industry 'springing back to life'
Activity across the construction industry rose at the fastest rate in six years in November, the latest Markit/CIPS survey has found
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FeaturesTop Specialists 2013
The good news for subcontractors is that orders are definitely on the move. But more work brings risks of its own… we examine the state of play for specialists, while we reveal the busiest firms in each trade in our annual specialists league tables
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FeaturesConfidence is growing
Last week Barbour ABI launched its monthly Economic Construction Market Review, pulling together data from many sources as well as its own database. Here we present highlights from the review, including sector and regional statistics
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2013
Construction output has a way to go to get back to pre-recession levels; materials prices aren’t going anywhere fast and steel is in free fall.