Organisation: Ulster Bank Construction

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Survey points to rise in new homes

A monthly survey tracking the construction industry showed a sharp rise in house building as the CSO prepares to publish figures this week which may reveal the true picture of the housing crisis facing the State.

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Construction sector continues to grow rapidly, according to report

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Construction now at 15-month high

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Construction is at its fastest in five months

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Recovery in construction sector gathers pace

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Construction sector growth stalled last month

Ulster Bank PMI shows rise in construction employment

There is yet more evidence of recovery in the construction sector.

Mon, 13 Oct, 2014

Survey shows uplift in building sector

There are signs that the construction sector is beginning to stabilise albeit at very low levels, according to the latest Ulster Bank Construction Index.

Mon, 09 Sep, 2013

Signs of construction ‘stabilising’

Housebuilding activity increased for the first time in 19 months showing that there are some tentative signs of stabilisation in the construction sector, though at very low levels, according to the Ulster Bank Construction purchasing managers’ index.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2013

Index shows continued decline for construction sector

Activity in the construction sector continued to decline last month, according to the latest Ulster Bank Construction figures.

Mon, 15 Apr, 2013

Construction decline eases slightly

The rate of decline in the Irish construction industry has started to ease, new figures indicate.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2013

Construction sector decline rate slows

The rate of decline in the construction index has slowed, and the pace of decline is the slowest since May according to the Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2013

Pace of decline in construction slows

The construction sector remains weak although the pace of decline is slowing, the latest Ulster Bank Construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) shows.

Mon, 12 Nov, 2012

Index indicates faster rate of decline in construction

Construction activity in Ireland decreased at the fastest pace last month, a rate of decline not seen since September of last year.

Mon, 10 Sep, 2012

Housing ‘remains the weakest link’

House building is now the weakest element of the construction sector which has continued to contract — cutting jobs every month over the last five years.

Mon, 14 May, 2012

Index shows sharp fall in construction activity

There is bad news for the construction sector this morning.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2011

Index shows construction sector still in decline

The latest Ulster Bank Construction PMI for March indicates that the Irish construction sector remains some way from recovery.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2011

Rate of decline in construction slows

There has been a further slow down in the rate of decline in the construction sector.

Mon, 12 Apr, 2010

Builders’ tender prices drop 17%

BUILDERS cut staffing levels again in February as figures show construction tender prices fell by 17.2% over the last 12 months.

Mon, 08 Mar, 2010

Construction continues to struggle

A PICK-UP in international economic conditions is having no effect on the Irish construction sector which is still in dire straits, battling against a raft of job losses and falling orders.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2010

Construction activity falls again

ALL areas of the Irish construction sector are in decline, with a particularly steep reduction in civil engineering activity.

Mon, 12 Oct, 2009

Construction growth to continue

THE runaway growth of the construction sector shows no signs of easing, the latest Ulster Bank forecast shows.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2006