Breedon’s purchase of certain Cemex assets raises competition concerns in the supply of building materials in some parts of the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority has found.

The Construction Leadership Council has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on the Government to provide “clear support and recognition” for the essential work the construction sector is doing and the role it is playing in supporting public services and keeping the economy functioning.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has extended the deadline for submissions in its continuing investigation into suspected anti-competitive behaviour in relation to the supply of groundworks products to the construction industry in the United Kingdom.

Thames Water has gone out to tender with a major new AMP7 contract to design, construct and commission an upgrade to the current Beckton Sewage Treatment Works (STW) in Essex worth up to £80 million.

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE),  is warning that large infrastructure firms will consider moving jobs from the UK if access to skilled EU nationals not maintained.

UK construction product manufacturers are expecting slower growth in sales and activity as cost rises and slowing construction output continue to weaken market conditions, according to the Construction Products Association (CPA) latest State of Trade Survey for 2017 Q3.

The number of specialist contractors struggling to recruit skilled labour is at its highest for 14 years according to the latest National Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC) State of Trade Survey, following significant increases in both enquiries and orders in the first quarter of 2015.

The construction industry can drive value, reduce interfaces and deliver “right first time” projects through a collaborative model of delivery, according to the Government’s chief construction adviser.

A pilot trade credit scheme aimed initially at the trade users of the Kingfisher group of stores – Screwfix and B&Q’s Tradepoint – has so far enabled small firms to secure credit of £500,000, with more trade customers in the pipeline to use the scheme.

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has written to Chancellor George Osborne ahead of the 2013 Budget to set out a list of infrastructure priorities that need to be addressed if the sector is to fufil its potential in returning growth to the UK economy.