Trade body and construction sales leads & market intelligence provider Builders’ Conference has penned a partnership with ECA the largest UK trade association representing electromechanical and engineering services organisations. Under the terms of the partnership Builders’ Conference will provide ECA member...

Has the Bubble Burst?

The value of new contract awards on the BCLive league table dipped below the £4.0 billion mark for the first time in 19 months during August 2019.   Builders’ Conference CEO Neil Edwards attempts to understand the cause and likely effect. The month of August 2019 saw a 25 percent month-on-month fall i...

Storm Clouds Gather

Just over £5 billion in new contract awards were researched by Builders’ Conference and recorded on the BCLive league table in May 2019 possibly points to an industry basking in the sun. But the underlying signs suggest there may be a storm approaching. Builders’ Conference CEO Neil Edwards consults his tr...

Rewriting the rulebook

With its refusal to be cowed by ongoing political uncertainty, the UK construction continues to confound and confuse with its seemingly unstoppable positivity. But is it heading for a fall? Builders’ Conference CEO Neil Edwards attempts to look beyond the facts. Here’s how the UK construction industry is suppos...