Civils firms warn over drop in roads and prelim workloads

Civils contractors are reporting cooling workloads in the roads and preliminary housing works sectors after several years of roaring growth.
While the civils sector experienced its 10th consecutive quarter of growth this year, according to the latest workload survey by trade body CECA, the slump in new housing and motorway work is sounding early alarm bells.
CECA chief executive Alasdair Reisner said evidence of falling orders for traditional bellwethers for civil engineering activity should con