Opinion

Every day we read the gloomy news about the economy, but one glimmer of light for our industry seems to be the Government’s desire to ‘spend its way out of recession’.

There is no denying that the news is grim and getting grimmer for the construction industry.

Private housing has been the worst hit construction sector from the recent economic slowdown and the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association suggest it is certainly not going to improve in the short term. By Dr. Noble Francis

Construction companies need to manage the growing impact of international mobility. By Jonathan Hook

As times get worse in this industry – which is now 70,000 jobs lighter according to reports – it becomes even more important to cut those costs to the bone.By Ross Sturley

Ten things to cut in the recession, before you cut your marketing – no.2

I saw a poster once that said “Remember, it’s always darkest just before it goes completely pitch black”.* Well, it seems pretty dark now, doesn’t it? Gloom, gloom, gloom is all there seems to be. By Ross Sturley

Reports this week suggest that the dark figure of recession is about to smite the construction industry with his angry stick, says Ross Sturley

There are question marks over government spending. By Dr Noble Francis

So it is suggested we'll get a high-level civil servant to be a champion for construction - a Chief Construction Officer (CCO), says Ross Sturley