Workloads For Small Builders Dip For First Time In Six Years

SME construction firms – pitched as crucial to hitting the government’s 300,000 homes a year target – have seen workloads dip for the first time in six years, according to latest research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). But the FMB State of Trade survey for Q1 hints at strengthened expectations for the future with 41% of construction SMEs forecasting higher workloads over the coming three months – up from 33% in Q4 2018. In the immediate term the survey shows that the array of problems for small, local builders have taken their toll to put the sector in negative territory as more respondents stated lower workloads (29%) compared with the final three months of 2018 (13%). Read more on 24housing.

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