As the dust starts to settle on the government’s spending review and the plethora of associated reports filter out, I have to say I’m starting to feel pretty positive about the future for civil engineers. View full post on Construction News – ANALYSIS
Cement manufacturer Lafarge Cement has combined its resource recovery businesses in order to operate more closely with waste sources and improve efficiency. Lafarge Cements two resource recovery firms, Sapphire and Glacier will now operate as a single business called Sapphire Energy Recovery. View full post on Construction News – ANALYSIS
The East Midlands bucked the national trend and enjoyed a firm 12 per cent rise in the underlying value of projects starting on site during the first seven months of this year. View full post on Construction News – ANALYSIS
The West Midlands has been slower to feel the effects of the credit crunch on private housing than many other regions. View full post on Construction News – ANALYSIS
Construction has had a very difficult year in Yorkshire and Humberside. View full post on Construction News – ANALYSIS
Overall the value of projects starting on site during January to July was 4 per cent up on a year earlier. View full post on Construction News – ANALYSIS
So far during 2008 the capital has avoided the worst effects of the economic slowdown. View full post on Construction News – ANALYSIS
The impact of the credit crunch has been acutely felt in the South-east. The region has experienced a reversal in fortunes. View full post on Construction News – ANALYSIS
The South-west has, so far, been more resilient than most regions. Surprising strength in the office and retail sectors during the first seven months of the year have helped bolster starts in the region, with the forecast up 7 per cent. View full post on Construction News – ANALYSIS
Despite several major transport projects (for example, the M74 completion project and the Edinburgh tram line) underlying construction activity in Scotland has been weak this year. View full post on Construction News – ANALYSIS
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