Work is under way to minimise the impact of Brexit on the construction sector in Ireland, according to the chairperson of the Oireachtas Housing Committee.
Property sector hit hardest, followed by financial services, leisure and culture, research finds. / The number of UK businesses in “critical” financial distress jumped 17 per cent over the year to the end of March, with a significant deterioration seen in the first quarter of 2019 as Brexit uncertainty deepened.
Britain’s construction industry suffered its worst month in more than 10 years in June as the Brexit crisis put companies off long-term investment, a survey showed on Tuesday. Edward Baran reports.
GDP shows negative growth for first time in nearly 7 years.
UK construction activity fell at the second-fastest rate since the financial crisis in September, a closely-followed survey of the industry showed today.
Survey finds majority of factory owners have cut investment, as insolvencies hit six-year high.
British construction activity shrank for the sixth month in a row in October, and at one of the fastest rates since the 2009 financial crisis, as Brexit worries and a general economic slowdown held back growth.
Economic growth shudders to a halt as manufacturing slides in last GDP update before the general election
10/12/2019
Last update before Thursday's election reveals flat growth in the UK's GDP for October and the last quarter
Boris Johnson's low-paid migrants ban 'disaster' as builders, bakers and care face big hit
19/02/2020
Boris Johnson's immigration plans for after Brexit are facing a massive backlash as industry leaders say key fields - like farming, construction and the stricken care industry - won't get the workers they need.
Butchers, bricklayers and welders are in such short supply that UK employers should be able to recruit them from abroad when EU freedom of movement rules end, government advisers say.
Brexit latest: Priti Patel ‘refuses’ to put brickies on skills shortage list after end of transition period
22/10/2020
Ms Patel has reportedly rejected a recommendation that bricklayers and welders be added to the UK’s shortage occupation list.
Tools and materials stuck in ports struggling to process surge in imports under Covid controls.
British traders still awaiting rules for the end of the transition period and face redundancies
07/12/2020
Businesses who raised concerns range from road hauliers to whisky manufacturers, while builders are running out of supplies.
With or without a deal with the EU, both businesses and consumers face price hikes and supply shortages from the New Year.
Numbers of European Union-born professionals working in the UK’s skilled construction and building trade dropped off by 46% in 2019.
But CPA says ‘supply chains are generally slow to change’
With Brexit done, many industries including construction are anxious about any future disruption at ports.
SMEs to be hit by Brexit costs, Aecom warns
15/02/2021
Increased red tape will affect smaller firms the most, consultant says.
The borough council faces an eye watering £700m bill for the completion of Woking's flagship regeneration project in Victoria Square after Covid and Brexit sent costs spiralling.
Covid/Brexit double whammy hits supply chain
17/02/2021
Yoyo-ing lockdowns, unexpected home improvement surges and Brexit red tape have caused chaos in the materials supply chain. Where does that leave construction capacity?
Spencer Group is working round the clock on a time-critical project to deliver new border checkpoints at the Humber ports.
The construction of Bristol University's Temple Quarter Campus has been delayed again and is now not expected to open until 2025.
The new post-Brexit trading environment is making life difficult for UK firms trying to export to SMEs in the EU – with little government guidance on how to cut through the bureaucratese.