{"id":55351,"date":"2019-04-10T11:55:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T10:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=55351"},"modified":"2022-02-07T10:09:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T10:09:16","slug":"construction-products-manufacturing-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-products-manufacturing-on-the-rise\/55351\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction products: Manufacturing on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The construction products manufacturing sector has reported favourable results in the first quarter of 2019, with continued growth in the sales of products and materials<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionproducts.org.uk\/\">The Construction Products Association<\/a>\u2019s State of Trade Survey for 2019 Q1 reveals a balance of 46% of both heavy side and light side manufacturers experienced a rise in sales during the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Growth in product manufacturers\u2019 output is anticipated to rise further in the coming months, with 33% of heavy side firms and half of those on the light side expecting an increase in sales in Q2.<\/p>\n<p>A lack of clarity over the political and economic situation may be holding back product manufacturers\u2019 capital investment, however. Only 8% of heavy side firms, on balance, reported an annual increase in investment in structures and 17% reported investment in plant and equipment was higher than a year ago. This compares to five-year average balances of 21% and 54%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Larkin, CPA senior economist said: \u201cRecent construction data has painted a mixed picture of the demand for manufacturers\u2019 output, particularly in sectors where confidence has been hit by Brexit-related uncertainty such as commercial offices, industrial factories and high-end residential.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Contrast this with almost half of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/stakeholders\/construction-products-association\/55070\/\">product manufacturers<\/a> reporting increased sales in Q1, and the anecdotes of on-site stockpiling further down the supply chain seem to be ringing true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the uncertain climate may be helping manufacturers\u2019 sales, the negative impact has been on the sector\u2019s capital investment. Heavy side firms have reported a noticeable slowing in investment in new buildings and plant, and investment intentions for the next year remain equally muted. With the risk of a No-Deal Brexit and its damaging effect on construction activity still present, clarity is urgently required.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Key survey findings include:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A balance of 46% of both heavy side and light side firms reported that construction product sales rose in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the fourth quarter of 2018.<\/li>\n<li>On an annual basis, sales also increased for 54% of heavy side and 29% of light side firms<\/li>\n<li>On balance, 33% of heavy side manufacturers and 50% of light side manufacturers anticipated a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/construction-improving-efficiency\/55339\/\"> rise in sales<\/a> in Q2<\/li>\n<li>Raw materials costs rose according to 85% of heavy side manufacturers and 82% of those on the light side<\/li>\n<li>On balance, 8% of heavy side firms reported an annual increase in capital investment in structures in Q1. 17% reported a rise in investment in plant and equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Over the next year, no heavy side firms anticipate increasing investment in structures and one-third anticipate investment in plant and equipment will increase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The construction products manufacturing sector reported favourable results in the first quarter of 2019, with continued growth in the sales of products and materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[591,676,583,585],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172419],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-55351","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-brexit","8":"tag-construction","9":"tag-construction-products","10":"tag-cpa","11":"stakeholder_rel_tag-construction-products-association"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Construction products: Manufacturing on the rise<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The construction products manufacturing sector reported favourable results in the first quarter of 2019, with continued growth in the sales of products and materials\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-products-manufacturing-on-the-rise\/55351\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Construction products: Manufacturing on the rise\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The construction products manufacturing sector reported favourable results in the first quarter of 2019, with continued growth in the sales of products and materials\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-products-manufacturing-on-the-rise\/55351\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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