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Project starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals weakened against the previous year. More positively, project starts increased against the preceding three months. North West overview At £2.85m, work starting on-site in the North West during the three months to November increased 14 per cent against the preceding three…

Project starts and detailed planning approvals decreased against the previous year. More positively, main contract awards increased on both the previous year and the preceding three-month period. Northern Ireland overview Underlying work (less than £100m in value) starting on-site during the three months to November declined 29 per cent against…

Project starts, detailed planning approvals and main contract awards decreased against both the preceding three months and the previous year. Scotland overview Totalling £1.1bn, work starting on-site in Scotland fell 49 per cent during the three months to November and remained 85 per cent lower than a year ago. Underlying…

Project starts and main contract awards fell against the previous quarter and last year. More positively, detailed planning approvals grew on both the preceding three months and last year. South East overview Totalling £2.53bn, work commencing on site in the South East during the three months to November fell 50…

Main contract awards and detailed planning approvals fell against the preceding quarter and last year. More positively, growth in project starts against both periods provides a boost to the development pipeline. South West overview Work commencing on site in the South West added up to £2.92bn during the three months…

The three months to November was a weak period for Wales, with a decrease in project starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals against the previous year Wales overview Totalling £543m, underlying work starting on-site in Wales experienced a 30 per cent decrease against the preceding three months to…

Main contract awards weakened against both the previous quarter and 2022 levels. More positively, detailed planning approvals increased on the preceding three months and last year. West Midlands overview Work starting on site in the West Midlands added up to £1.22bn during the three months to November, a four per…

Project starts and main contract awards weakened against the last year and the preceding three months. On a more positive note, detailed planning approvals performed well against 2022 levels. Yorkshire & the Humber overview Totalling £1.1bn, work starting on-site in Yorkshire & the Humber during the three months to November…

George Elliott is an application engineering supervisor in the personal safety division at 3M United Kingdom Exposure to silica dust is a well-known hazard in the construction industry, with long-term effects including silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. An estimated 600,000 workers are exposed to silica in the…

Diarmaid Connolly is project director at construction consultancy Linesight The rise in AI technology and applications like ChatGPT is creating a boom in the digital infrastructure market, but the growing demand for data centres brings with it a heightened strain on supply chains.  Recent volatility in energy and material prices…