Wednesday, November 2, 2016

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Winners of Considerate Constructors Scheme 2016 National Awards

Winners of Considerate Constructors Scheme 2016 National Awards to be revealed

for-press-release-2-mediumTop performing registered companies and suppliers get ready to celebrate success at Considerate Constructors Scheme National Awards

London, United Kingdom, 1 November 2016: The Considerate Constructors Scheme – the national scheme established by the construction industry to improve its image – is getting ready to reveal the UK’s most considerate companies and suppliers of 2016.

The Scheme, which has registered around 900 companies and suppliers in the past 12 months, will be hosting the 2016 National Awards on 10th and 11th November, at the luxurious Four Seasons hotel on Park Lane.

Supplier Registration was introduced in 2014 and this year’s awards mark the first year that suppliers will be eligible to win a National Award.

Richard Beresford, Chief Executive of the National Federation of Builders, and Liz Male, Chairman of TrustMark will be announcing whether each winning company has received a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award for their achievements. There will also be Runner-up Awards and winners for the coveted ‘Most Considerate Company’ and ‘Most Considerate Supplier’ Awards.

Considerate Constructors Scheme Executive Chairman Isabel Martinson said: “The Awards celebrate the phenomenal efforts being made to improve the image of the industry for the benefit of the public, the workforce and the environment.

“It is particularly exciting this year to be awarding, for the first time, the significant contribution that suppliers are making. As the industry knows, suppliers perform a vital role in the construction process, and have a significant responsibility to behave in a considerate manner at all times to ensure they portray a positive image of the industry they represent.”

Follow the awards on Twitter at @CCScheme #ccsawards.


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#30DaysofThanks for the Asphalt Paving Industry

WOLF_thanksgiving_social_2015.jpgEach year, our team at Wolf Paving takes a moment to be thankful. As we kick-off the holiday season and the month of November, we like to reflect on the past year and thank those individuals, businesses, municipalities and asphalt industry representatives for their trust and partnerships with our team. 

Since 1941, we have had a great team of decided professionals providing asphalt-paving services to the Milwaukee, Waukesha and Madison areas. 

This year, we are thankful for many things, so please join us for #30DaysofThanks! 

Thank You to our Wonderful and Talented Employees 

This year is especially significant to our team at Wolf Paving because we are celebrating our 75th Anniversary. Our success over such a long period of time is due to the exceptional employees who have been with our company over the years. 

Asphalt paving success starts with having a great team out on the job site and behind the scenes. From human resources to our team out in the field each day, to our great customer service and sales representatives -- we are so thankful to our staff for working with our wonderful customers. 

Thank You to our Customers 

Thank you to our customers for choosing to work with Wolf Paving and our great team of asphalt paving contractors. When you choose Wolf Paving to help you with your new asphalt surface, you are building a relationship with our team, and we hope you value that relationship as much as we do.. 

Thank You to the Asphalt Paving Industry 

Thank you to all of the decided professionals in the asphalt paving industry, from city to city here in Wisconsin and from coast to coast across the country. We all work hard to provide exceptional asphalt products to our clients and collectively, we should all be proud of the work we do! 

At Wolf Paving, we are proud to be a part of the infrastructure of our communities, from helping small business grow with new asphalt surfaces to paving roads and highways for municipalities. Our role is more than just that of a contractor or supplier, we are all valued partners and we are all responsible for improving the daily lives of those in our communities using a sustainable product. 

From its use in green infrastructure to the benefits of providing functional recreational spaces, asphalt is a versatile, environmentally friendly paving solution and we are proud to be in the business! So thank you asphalt industry for your support! 

What are you thankful for this year?

Follow along with us on Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #‎30DaysofThanks. 

With 75 years of asphalt paving experience, from highways to driveways, we are your local source for all of your asphalt paving needs. 

For more information on Wolf Paving or to request a free estimate for your next paving project contact one of our two offices. If you live or work in the Milwaukee area, call us at 262-965-2121. For the Madison area, call us at 608-249-7931.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

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Construction to dodge post-Brexit vote recession

Faltering commercial workloads will be offset by strong growth in infrastructure and school spending over the next two years, according to the latest major industry forecast.

constructionEconomists at the Construction Products Association said the industry will avoid a post-Brexit vote recession with slow growth of 0.2% and 0.3% this year and next.

The latest forecast is a sharp revision to the 3.6% predicted for 2017 and 2018 before the EU referendum.

While commercial office building is expected to be worst hit, strong growth is expected in infrastructure and education as the Government pulls the levers to keep the economy running.

Noble Francis, economics director at the CPA, said:  “Surveys across the industry highlight that activity in the construction sector has been sustained post-referendum, primarily based upon work on projects that were signed in the 12-18 months before the referendum. 

CPA construction forecasts highlights

  • Construction output to rise 0.6% in 2016, 0.3% in 2017 and 0.2% in 2018
  • Offices construction to increase 8% in 2016 before falling 3% in 2017 and a further 10% in 2018
  • Factories construction to fall 5% in 2016 and 2% in 2017
  • Infrastructure work to rise by 6.2% in 2017 and 10.2% in 2018
  • Private housing starts to rise 2% but remain flat in 2017 and fall 2% in 2018
  • Retail construction to fall 8.0% in 2016 before falls of 4% in 2017 and 2% in 2018

“Looking forward, projects in the pipeline mean that construction activity is likely to continue throughout the rest of 2016 and the first half of 2017, ” he said.

“From the second half of 2017, however, there is likely to be a clear division between the fortunes of privately-funded construction sectors where the current uncertainty is likely to have a major impact, and those that are largely unaffected by post-referendum uncertainty – such as infrastructure and education – which are either publicly-funded or in regulated sectors.”

Francis added that offices output is expected to decline 3% in 2017 and a further 10% in 2018.  Industrial construction is also expected to fall 11.6% between 2015 and 2018 as renewal and refurbishment of existing factories continues but large manufacturers make fewer new major investments.

But major projects such as HS2, Hinkley Point C nuclear power station and the Thames Tideway Tunnel are anticipated to provide growth of 6.2% in 2017 and 10.2% in 2018. 

Within education construction, activity is expected to rise 5.8% by 2018 due to public sector capital investment in the Priority School Building Programme and private sector investment in universities, including £1bn programmes at Manchester, Cambridge and Glasgow.

“Outside of these sectors, private house building has not been affected by the uncertainty so far and is expected to rise by 2.0% in 2016.  It is anticipated to remain flat in 2017 before a 2.0% fall in 2018 due to slower demand as UK economic growth and real wage growth both weaken considerably next year. 

“However, private house building could be boosted by new measures in the government’s Autumn Statement on 23 November.  The slower real wage growth in 2017, driven by higher inflation due to the recent falls in Sterling, is also expected to lead to a decline in retail construction of 4% in 2017 and 2% in 2018.  This in a sector already hit by the shift away from traditional retail towards online shopping.

“With an upcoming Autumn Statement, it is vital that the Chancellor focuses on reducing uncertainty for the private sector, sustaining the housing sector and ensuring delivery of education construction and major infrastructure projects already in the pipeline.”


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