Three London housing associations are merging with the aim to build 100,000 new homes over the next 10 years http://www.constructionnews.co.uk/markets/sectors/housing/three-major-housing-associations-in-30bn-merger/10004965.article?blocktitle=Most-popular&contentID=-1
The Government has announced plans to make every one if five homes built a starter home http://www.constructionnews.co.uk/markets/sectors/housing/one-in-every-five-new-homes-to-be-a-starter-home/10004660.article?blocktitle=More-news&contentID=10327
As many as 2,500 construction jobs are to be created in Glasgow in hospital transformation project
http://www.citb.co.uk/news-events/scotland/glasgow-in-line-for-raft-of-new-construction-jobs/
Construction Sector Stats
- 2.5million people in the UK work in construction
- 1 in 10 jobs in the UK is in construction
- Construction sector growing
- Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) predicts annual growth of 2.9% to 2019
- Huge skills shortages
- Industry requires 224,000 workers over the next five years
- 52% of all worldwide construction activity is currently taking place in emerging markets
- This is resulting in a drain of UK talent abroad
- Advent of digital working suggests there will be an increase in automation and offsite construction
- Government has unveiled plans to create 3 million apprentices by 2020
