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The market isn’t dead. It’s just less forgiving.

The market isn’t dead. It’s just less forgiving.

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...
Construction tells you what the economy is about to do

Construction tells you what the economy is about to do

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...

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