{"id":83522,"date":"2020-10-06T12:34:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T11:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=83522"},"modified":"2020-10-06T12:34:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T11:34:06","slug":"uk-construction-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/uk-construction-activity\/83522\/","title":{"rendered":"UK construction activity sharply rises in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Although employment has continued to fall, the latest PMI data signals a sharp increase in UK construction activity at the end of the third quarter<\/h2>\n<p>The headline seasonally adjusted <a href=\"https:\/\/ihsmarkit.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IHS Markit<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cips.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CIPS<\/a> UK Construction Total Activity Index registered 56.8 in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-recovery-setback\/82019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">up from 54.6 in August<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The strongest performing category was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/housing-sector-diversity\/82351\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">housebuilding<\/a>, where firms registered sharp expansion inactivity for the fourth month running. Work undertaken on commercial projects also rose strongly, increasing at the quickest pace for over two years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-83525 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.01.01-300x185.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.01.01-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.01.01-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.01.01-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.01.01-356x220.png 356w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.01.01-696x430.png 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.01.01-1068x660.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.01.01-680x420.png 680w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.01.01-610x377.png 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.01.01.png 1774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Civil engineering activity fell for the second month running and at the sharpest rate since May.<\/p>\n<p>New orders rose for the fourth time in as many months, with panellists continuing to mention a release of pent-up demand. The latest increase was the strongest since just before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/uk-construction-may\/77148\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">escalation of Covid-19 pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In line with the rise in new work, UK construction firms recorded another increase in purchasing activity at the end of the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>On the employment front, staff numbers continued to fall in September. However, the rate of workforce contraction eased to the slowest for seven months. When explaining job cuts, some panellists mentioned releasing furloughed workers following a restructuring of their operations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-83526 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.00.44-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.00.44-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.00.44-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.00.44-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.00.44-696x408.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.00.44-1068x626.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.00.44-716x420.jpg 716w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.00.44-610x358.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-06-at-12.00.44.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Industry response<\/h3>\n<p>Dave Sheridan, executive chairman at <a href=\"https:\/\/ilkehomes.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ilke Homes<\/a>, said: \u201cIt\u2019s great to see housebuilding continue to bounce back strongly since lockdown earlier in the year, which is being buoyed by the release of huge pent-up demand in the housing market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, if the construction industry is going to continue on this positive trajectory it\u2019s going to be crucial that we scale-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/modular-construction-news\/innovative-methods-of-housebuilding\/78188\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">innovative methods to housebuilding<\/a> because, at present, the sector does not have anywhere near the capacity to deliver on the government\u2019s 300,000 home a year target.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncreasing housebuilding output must not come at the expense of the UK economy meeting its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/modular-construction-news\/offsite-net-zero-target\/80736\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">net-zero targets by 2050<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why as we look ahead to a more carbon-conscious climate, factory-built homes must sit at the heart of the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brian Berry, chief executive of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmb.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FMB<\/a>, said: \u201cGrowing activity in the construction industry should make this an attractive sector for young people considering their next steps after school, and people leaving other industries looking to retrain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConstruction has a key role to play in rebuilding the economy as recognised by the Prime Minister in his \u2018build, build, build\u2019 speech earlier this year. However, to ensure high standards, the industry needs to train, train, train.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means the trades need to be prioritised in the Government\u2019s funding allocations for colleges. It also means we need to strengthen colleges\u2019 links with employers so that we join the dots.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although employment has continued to fall, the latest PMI data signals a sharp increase in UK construction activity at the end of the third quarter.<\/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":[676,54592,908,636,276,572,656,579,678,974],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-83522","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-construction","8":"tag-coronavirus","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-engineering","11":"tag-government","12":"tag-housebuilding","13":"tag-housing","14":"tag-infrastructure","15":"tag-markit","16":"tag-pmi"},"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>UK construction activity sharply rises in September<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Although employment has continued to fall, the latest PMI data signals a sharp increase in UK construction activity at the end of the third quarter\" \/>\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\/uk-construction-activity\/83522\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK construction activity sharply rises in September\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Although employment has continued to fall, the latest PMI data signals a sharp increase in UK construction activity at the end of the third quarter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/uk-construction-activity\/83522\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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