UK construction activity: January 2023

Weak construction-starts performance continued through January. Main contract awards and detailed planning approvals also weakened. Averaging £5.286bn per month, work commencing on-site during the three months to January fell by almost half (-47 per cent) against the preceding three months to stand one third lower… The post UK construction activity: January 2023 appeared first on Construction News.

Construction activity January 2023: South West

While project-starts and contract awards weakened, growth in detailed planning approvals boosted the development pipeline. South West overview Work commencing on-site in the South West added up to £943m during the three months to January, a 50 per cent decline compared with the preceding three… The post Construction activity January 2023: South West appeared first on Construction News.

Construction activity January 2023: South East

While detailed planning approvals increased significantly against the previous year, main contract awards and project-starts fared poorly. South East overview Totalling £2.36bn, work commencing on-site in the South East during the three months to January declined ten per cent against the preceding three months to… The post Construction activity January 2023: South East appeared first on Construction News.

Construction activity January 2023: Scotland

The three months to January 2023 were a poor period for construction in Scotland, with project starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all having decreased on both the preceding three months and the previous year. Scotland overview Totalling £867m, work starting on-site in… The post Construction activity January 2023: Scotland appeared first on Construction News.

Construction activity January 2023: Northern Ireland

Underlying project-starts, as well as major contract awards improved against the previous year. Overall, Northern Ireland performed poorly against the preceding three months. Northern Ireland overview While underlying work starting on-site (less than £100m in value) during the three months to January fell 41 per… The post Construction activity January 2023: Northern Ireland appeared first on Construction News.