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MARKET INTELLIGENCE: Darkest before the dawn
By Dave Griffin, EC Harris LLP, an Arcadis Company
The downturn in the weather dovetails neatly with the results of our survey this month where we have seen a drop in confidence across the board. Deeper analysis will show that the majority of the drop is fed by concerns regarding falling demand in the regions.
...moreMARKET INTELLIGENCE: construction shrinks, r & m holds up
By Brian Green
The construction industry shrank by 3% in the first quarter of this year and managed to drag the whole UK economy into recession. That at least was the preliminary take on the data from the Office for National Statistics.
...moreMARKET INTELLIGENCE: Education construction and refurbishment to grow
Education construction and improvement will see over £9 billion spending in 2012, according to a report from MTW Research. New build and refurbishment in schools therefore offer significant opportunities for building services businesses in this sector.
...moreMARKET INTELLIGENCE: Sustainability toolkit for commercial agents
Reflecting the growth in market demand, the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) is calling on all agents who are involved in the sale and leasing of commercial property to improve their knowledge of sustainability issues and drive change by helping owners and occupiers to understand the benefits of owning and using greener buildings. To support this, the BBP has developed an easy to use Transactional Agents Sustainability Toolkit.
...moreMARKET INTELLIGENCE: Business failure or credit management?
'We are seeing an increasing number of business failures in construction.' (Dave Griffin of EC Harris writing in this issue of eInsideTrack).
'Work has stopped at all Killby & Gayford sites as the company fell into administration' (Construction Enquirer, 18 April 2012)
...moreMARKET INTELLIGENCE: Round-up: Green Deal, Planning (NPPF), RHI
Green Deal: caution all around
Still no positive steps forward for the Green Deal as the industry awaits clarification as to what exactly is happening, when and how.
Building magazine reports that research for its Sustainability White Paper had found that developers are being very cautious about the Green Deal and taking up its finance to improve their existing stock - some have already decided not to take advantage of it.
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