North's construction industry outloook remains gloomy

The plunge in activity in the North's construction industry continues and shows no let-up according to the latest gloomy survey by the British Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors published today.

The plunge in activity in the North's construction industry continues and shows no let-up according to the latest gloomy survey by the British Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) published today.

Its market study covering the first quarter of 2009 revealed a sharp decline in workloads and pointed to the likelihood of further falls in construction activity right through the next 12 months.