Government Urged To Step-Up Support For Small Construction Firms

Government must step-up its support for small construction firms amid the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said. Referencing construction PMI data, FMB highlight that construction activity in March fell at the fastest rate since the financial crisis of April 2009. Lower workloads and business closures resulted in a marked reduction in staffing numbers across the construction sector during March, the report reveals. This indicates the steepest pace of job shedding since September 2010. Read more on 24housing.

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