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Supply chain delays and soaring prices leave companies struggling to keep up with demand
Record orders and inflationary pressures push lead times to as much as 12 months
Strong market offsets rising costs as reservation rates return to pre-pandemic levels
UK construction group targets flotation after it finds a successor to founder and chief executive Ray O’Rourke
Construction group will exit residential London market after writing down value of projects
Government supplier was ‘absolute mess’ but is rebuilding balance sheet, says Andrew Davies
Industry bosses forecast global surge in demand for building materials
Finding a direct link between extreme weather events and broader climate is an evolving science
Building activity passed pre-pandemic levels in May but Covid and Brexit put industry under pressure
Lord Anthony Bamford says Tesla founder has blinded government officials to potential of hydrogen
Debates over how to pay for essential repairs often lead to infighting among residents
Forest Green Rovers’ world-first project shows how construction sector is striving to meet CO2 targets
Start-ups and venture capitalists are joining concrete makers in trying to solve the hardest problem of carbon emissions
Competition and Markets Authority had warned of potential breaches of consumer protection law
Easing of Covid restrictions leads to downturn of more than 40% from early May peak
FTSE 100 company to increase hourly pay by $1.25 to almost $25 for 7,000 skilled staff
Industry bodies warn projects are likely to slow this summer unless urgent steps are taken
Building boom leads to bottleneck of essential supplies, from steel and wood to concrete and copper
Construction start-up had borrowed from collapsed Greensill Capital
US president’s plan is the next catalyst for growth in the building materials sector
Extraction driven by a surge in infrastructure spending risks causing extreme degradation
Projects hit by delays and margins squeezed as home improvement and construction boom drives demand
The head of construction equipment hire group says a wave of spending is more likely than it has been for a generation
Schroders, Aberdeen Standard and Fidelity among those demanding greater scrutiny
Indicators suggest economic contraction in Q1 of 2021 set to be milder than in first lockdown
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