Key results from the FMB’s State of Trade Survey for Q1
2017 have found there is some optimism from builders. The findings include:
• UK
construction SME workloads increased more significantly than at any time since
Q2 2016, ie the quarter immediately prior to last June’s EU referendum
• One in two
construction SMEs predict rising workloads in the coming months, with just 5%
predicting a decrease in activity
• 85% of
builders believe that material prices will rise in the next three months
• 58% of firms
are struggling to hire carpenters, a post financial crisis high.
Read more on the FMB website.
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