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Construction sector sees another decline in activity Updated / Monday, 8 Mar 2021 09:18 Ulster Banks Construction Purchasing Managers index remained well below the 50 no-change mark in February, despite rising to 27 from 21.2 in January. February saw another steep contraction in construction activity here due to the coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Ulster Banks Construction Purchasing Managers index remained well below the 50 no-change mark in February, despite rising to 27 from 21.2 in Janu...

Drop in new orders and with staffing levels and purchasing activity seen in January

Construction activity fell by more than half in January due to Covid-19 restrictions. Housing construction was the hardest hit, according to Ulster Bank’s Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), although commercial and civil engineering activity was also way down. The Ulster Bank PMI, which tracks changes in total construction activity, fell to 21.1 in January from 52.3 in December, following two successive months of growth. A score under 50 represents a drop in activity on the last ...

There was a sharp reduction in construction activity in January as the industry was largely shuttered under the latest government restrictions introduced to curb the spread of Covid-19.

European Shooting Stars 2021 European Film Promotions pick of 10 up-and-coming European talents for 2021 will be presented to the international industry in a three-day online program in February and take part in the Shooting Stars Awards Ceremony in Berlin this summer. The European Shooting Stars, an annual list of the top 10 new acting talents coming out of Europe, unveiled its 2021 roster on Tuesday. They include Germanys Albrecht Schuch, who caught international attention for his performance...

Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 3:56 pm 3rd Annual Global Tv Demand Awards Announces Game Of Thrones Most In-demand Show In The World And The Last Dance Most In-demand Global Series Debut Of 2020 Winners announced for most in-demand shows of 2020 for 16 categories along with speakers and schedule for Virtual Festival   (LOS ANGELES, January 11, 2021) - Parrot Analytics, the global TV analytics firm, today announced the winners for the 3rd annual Global TV Demand Awards as well as the Virtual Festiv...

House-building was on the increase in December before the latest shutdown of sites, which comes into full effect today.

Housing association to buy 142 West London homes to be built by Stanhope-led joint venture

Even a less extreme so-called base-line scenario sees a need for 28,000 new homes a year, based on a rise in population by 925,000 between now now 2040. ESRI researchers think the bulk of the new population, 514,000 people, will be concentrated in and around Dublin and will be the engine of a surge in housing demand in the east and midlands. That concentrated demand might soften if planning and economic policies manage to shift more population growth to the other cities, in which case ‘only�...

Updated / Monday, 14 Dec 2020 07:26 The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers Index rose to 53.5 in November from 48.6 in October Activity in the construction sector saw a return to growth in November after another sharp pick up in new orders and as building firms added more jobs.  The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers Index - which tracks changes in total construction activity - rose to 53.5 in November, up from 48.6 in October.  The November increase was the first expansi...