UK construction shrinks 10 per cent YoY
UK construction output figures for 2Q12, published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Friday, confirm that nearly every sector of construction activity, from private ...
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Construction contraction causes continuing consternation
The latest UK Construction Trade Survey published today, shows that during the second quarter of 2012 construction suffered another sharp fall across all parts of the industry i...
Cemex bolstered by improving US sales
Cemex has reported an improved profit line for the first-half of 2012, as sales from its US division move into long-awaited positive territory signalling that the debt-laden pro...
Sharp construction fall causes deepening UK recession
UK GDP figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that the UK’s recession deepened further in the second quarter of 2012, led predominantly by further sharp falls...
Sharp public sector falls in UK construction point to difficult 2012
The latest figures from the UK's Office of National Statistics released today highlight that output fell 6% in May compared to a year earlier. Commenting on the figures and the ...
Hanson Cement inquiry cost nearly GBP500,000, UK
An inquiry into health concerns at Hanson Cement’s Padeswood plant in Wales cost almost GPB500,000 (EUR630,000). Concerns by residents living near the cement works prompted a st...
Cementir entering Britain
The Italian cement and aggregates group Cementir is entering the British market – not in cement or aggregates, but in waste management through its Turkish subsidiary Recydia. In...
2Q demand waivers for product manufacturers, UK
The UK's Construction Products Association’s (CPA) latest State of Trade Survey indicates that, following a relatively good first quarter of the year, product manufacturers suff...
MPA wins biodiversity award, UK
The Mineral Products Association, UK, has won a CBI Trade Association Forum (TAF) Environmental Initiative Special Award, for the work of the Association and its members on Biod...
MPA responds to chancellor’s speech, UK
In an open letter MPA’s Chief Executive has responded to the speech by the Chancellor, George Osborne MP last week, in which the Chancellor highlighted measures taken to boost b...