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Following a weather-related boost to construction activity in Q2 of 2018, the industry has experienced modest growth; however, a rise in costs appears to be reducing profit margins, according to a quarterly survey by the Construction Products Association (CPA)<\/a><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0CPA\u2019s Construction Trade Survey for 2018 Q3<\/a>\u00a0shows that during the quarter, 27% of product manufacturers, 25% of main contractors, 16% of SME builders and 10% of civil engineering firms reported an increase in activity.<\/p>\n

The new orders and enquiries logged in Q3 suggest that the drivers of growth in the next 12 months will be restricted to private housing, repair and maintenance, and infrastructure, whilst further rises in costs have been reducing profit margins for main contractors and specialist contractors since the beginning of 2017.<\/p>\n

On balance, 80% of main contractors reported a rise in materials and labour costs, 90% of product manufacturers noted an increase in fuel costs and cost rises for civil engineering contractors reached a three-year high.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the survey, Rebecca Larkin, Senior Economist at the CPA<\/a>, said: \u201cThe industry looks to have maintained some of the momentum from its catch-up in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, beneath the top-level growth rate, firms throughout the supply chain<\/a> are grappling with a narrowing base of activity led by private housing and infrastructure work and rising costs for labour, raw materials and fuel. This triple threat for input costs is placing a clear strain on contractors\u2019 profit margins, worsening confidence in an already-heightened environment of risk aversion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Richard Beresford, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB)<\/a>, said: \u201cThe latest trade survey indicates a general increase in construction output, workloads and enquiries for SME contractors throughout the third quarter of 2018. This trend reflects the effect of the unseasonably warm weather in lifting up overall industry performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fall in profit margin for 7% of main contractors and 33% of specialist contractors is rather worrying because it is less than one year since the collapse of Carillion<\/a>. With the economy facing further uncertainty in future months with the UK\u2019s departure from the EU in March 2019, contractors operating with falling profit margins are a reason for concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

CECA<\/a> Director of External Affairs Marie-Claude Hemming added: \u201cWe welcome the fact that the infrastructure sector has enjoyed a second quarter in a row of growth, but there are some concerns as to poor growth in future orders.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the substantial pipeline of work that exists, we would expect that order books would be rising at a greater rate that they have done in the last six months. It may be that clients are wary of investing given the uncertainty surrounding the effects on the economy of the UK leaving the European Union in 2019, and the inability of businesses to plan adequately for the future, given the failure of Brexit negotiations to progress beyond their current impasse.\u201d<\/p>\n

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