The level of England’s new housing construction activity in the April to June quarter of 2014 was unchanged on the first quarter but up 18% year-on-year. The latest statistics show that there were 36,230 new housing starts in England between…
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Industry partnership launched to tackle dangers of construction dust
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revealed that construction workers are at a high risk from breathing in dust. In response to the dangers of dust consumption, the industry has launched the Construction Dust Partnership – a network of…
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Housing Construction has its sharpest rise since November 2003
The seasonally adjusted Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 62.4 in July, down slightly from 62.6 in June but above the neutral 50.0 mark for the 15th successive month. Moreover, the latest expansion of overall construction activity was…
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