Heavy materials sales fall amid slowdown in starts

Heavy side product producers have reported a second quarter of falling sales impacted by a slide in project starts.
But light side product sales have held up supported by later use in project programmes and refurbishment and activity for energy-efficient retrofits continuing apace.
The split in fortunes was revealed in the Construction Products Association’s latest State of Trade Survey for the last quarter of 2022.Around 20% of heavy side manufacturers reported that sales of construction