Eurozone construction activity falls to all-time low
The IHS Markit Eurozone Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 15.1 in April, a new record low which [...]
May 20, 2020
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UK’s timber supply chain well stocked for return to construction
A new report by UK's Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has found that the UK timber [...]
May 5, 2020
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Euroconstruct forecasts only a slight rise in construction by 2022
Construction research network Euroconstruct anticipates building work to increase only slightly in the 19 member states up to 2022. According [...]
January 13, 2020
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John Deere starts to cut jobs as it expects sales of the construction and forestry equipment to drop by 15%
Deere & Co. is laying off 57 workers at its Davenport manufacturing plant, saying reduced building activity is expected to [...]
December 10, 2019
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Euroconstruct: Growth in European construction sector forecast to decrease in the next two years
European construction output is forecasted to increase by less than 2% in 2019, and by less than 1.5 percentage [...]
November 5, 2019
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Prefabricated wood construction to make new leap in Chile
The Chilean company E2E is a joint venture between Arauco and the Belgian company Etex. Its factory, which has been [...]
October 21, 2019
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EU construction market a mixed picture; hardwood sector still strong
According to latest Eurostat figures, building construction contracted by 0.2% in May over April 2019, while civil engineering output [...]
August 2, 2019
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China recognized wood framing in new standard
Wood Frame Construction Technology (WFC) has officially been recognized for the first time by China’s Green Building Evaluation Standard [...]
June 26, 2019
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Swedish wood construction takes centre stage at the UN’s global conference
Swedish wood construction was a key point on the agenda at the first UN [...]
June 19, 2019
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Building on tropical hardwood’s construction potential
Advocacy for using timber as a mainstream modern construction material is increasing in Europe and other regions. Faced with the [...]
April 23, 2019
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