8 April, 2021 SHARE Increased construction output in March is welcome but needs to be sustained with a long-term National Retrofit Strategy to green our homes if the Government is to hit its climate change targets, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to the latest construction PMI data.
The recovery in UK construction output gained considerable momentum in March, supported by robust rises in house building, commercial work and civil engineering. Adjusted for seasonal influences, the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index registered 61.7 in March, up sharply from 53.3 in February.
The latest reading signalled the strongest rate of construction output growth since September 2014. Housebuilding (index at 64.0) was the best-performing category, with growth the fastest since July 2020. Strong increases in activity were also seen in commercial construction (62.7) and civil engineer
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BMF applauds widespread endorsement of National Retrofit Strategy 17 March, 2021 SHARE The CLC National Retrofit Strategy is structured into four phases and calls on the Government to invest an initial £5.3 billion over the next four years to help kickstart the retrofit market.
The Builders Merchants Federation, which has been campaigning in support of the Construction Leadership Council’s National Retrofit Strategy expressed its delight that the consultation document has received widespread endorsement.
Fifty organisations including representatives of the energy and water sectors are backing the CLC National Retrofit Strategy which sets out a 20-year blueprint to transform the nation’s housing stock to make it greener and more energy efficient.
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3 March, 2021 SHARE Organisations from the industry comment on the Chancellor of the Exchequer s Budget Statement 2021 to the House of Commons.
Builders Merchants Federation
John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation, said: “The Chancellor largely struck the right notes in announcing continued support for business as we move through the final stages of the coronavirus roadmap and plan for recovery.
“We were particularly pleased that the Chancellor sought to support smaller businesses by recognising the need for continued furlough support and business rates discounts, which will help our SME members as they return to pre-covid levels of operation. Similar extensions to self-employment grants will help small builders and other trades who form the main merchant customer base and ensure they are still in business to service the needs of homeowners helped by the new government-backed mortgage gu