by John F Kettley | Apr 21, 2026 | Construction Business UK, Leadership, SMEs
A lot of construction owners still talk about turnover as if it proves quality. It doesn’t. Turnover can tell you something about activity, scale or market reach, but on its own it tells you very little about how well the business is actually run. In construction...
by John F Kettley | Apr 14, 2026 | Construction Business UK
Every few months someone says the same thing: The construction sector is dying. It usually comes from frustration, not analysis. There’s no getting away from it, the market is difficult at the moment. Output has been uneven to say the least. Confidence still moves...
by John F Kettley | Mar 20, 2026 | Construction Business UK
If you want to understand what the economy is ‘really’ about to do, stop watching the headlines and start watching construction.Construction doesn’t move on sentiment. It moves on permission, design, funding, and schedules. That chain leaves fingerprints early, long...
