Press releases

Work for builders in the repair, maintenance and improvement sector remains healthy with a 5% increase in the three months to April 2021, but the national shortage of construction materials risks undermining builders’ ability to build.

The Government should bring forward extra funding for local authority planning departments to help speed up the planning process.

While workloads and activity remain strong, the skyrocketing price of building materials continues to dampen construction’s economic recovery and is disproportionately impacting on the industry’s smallest firms.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published the second iteration of the National Retrofit Strategy and are calling on the Government to adopt its themes within the content and implementation of the Heat and Buildings Strategy. 

Figures released today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showing that construction output grew by 5.8% in March is a clear demonstration that the construction industry is helping to fuel the economic recovery.

The Queen’s Speech outlined the building blocks for recovery in the construction sector, but these measures must be targeted at small companies if the Government is to succeed in its aims.

Government measures to unlock the full potential of local builders would maximise the construction sector’s economic recovery and support the country’s transition to net zero.

Workloads for Scottish builders continued to shrink in Q1 2021, following the lockdown restrictions on non-essential building works inside people's homes.

The first three months of 2021 saw enquiries with local building firms increase at their fastest rate in a decade.

Builders in Northern Ireland are reporting strong growth in workloads and enquiries, following a difficult year for business.