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A year-long slump in construction activity has begun to slow as business confidence began to show small signs of recovery, latest figures show. The S&P Global purchasers’ managers index (PMI) registered 40.1 in for December, up from 39.4 in November, but still short of the 44.1 figure from October. A number below 50 shows industry

With the holiday season upon us, the Construction News team is pleased to present a fun quiz to exercise the brain cells while you are relaxing at home with the family. We have 20 multiple choice questions on various events over the past 12 months – so get ready and dive in…. Merry Christmas and Happy

Sales of structural building materials have rebounded after a shaky start to the year, indicating “signs of recovery” for the wider industry, according to researchers. Data published by the Construction Products Association (CPA) showed a balance of 53 per cent of so-called heavy-side manufacturers did more business in the second quarter of 2025 than the

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has announced that Nigeria has secured $5.5 billion in private sector investments to boost the country’s health sector. Prof. Pate, who made the disclosure via his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Sunday, attributed the achievement to the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He

Workload and new enquiries have fallen in the UK roofing sector, despite some signs of regional and sector-specific resilience, according to the National Federation of Roofing Contractors' (NFRC) spring 2025 report. Just over a third (36 per cent) of NFRC members reported increased workloads compared with the same period last year, down from 48 per

Envelope specialist CA Group has seen its profit slide by nearly a third amid market “uncertainty”, according to its annual accounts. The County Durham-based firm posted a pre-tax profit of £7.8m for the year to 30 September 2024, down from £11.4m in 2023. The latest profit was derived from a turnover of £88.8m – down

More construction firms went under in March than in any other month since last July, newly released official figures show. Data published this morning (20 May) by the Insolvency Service shows 377 construction firms went under in March, up on the 368 total for February (revised from the previously reported figure of 367). Exactly 400

The construction sector has welcomed a “historic” deal with the US over tariffs that will remove import taxes on steel and aluminium. It comes amid fears UK construction growth would be delayed because of the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes. On Thursday (8 May), Trump said: “The US and the UK have been