Buyers report sharpest fall in civils work for six years

Construction buyers have reported the biggest fall in civil engineering work since since April 2020.
The news will be another blow for contractors still reeling from government plans to scrap road schemes to pay for increased defence spending.
The latest bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index registered 38.4 in June, up slightly from May’s six-year low of 38.2 but still well below the neutral 50.0 value.Construction output has decreased in each month sin