Ahead of tomorrow’s Budget Bill debate in the House of Commons, the Construction Employers Federation is calling on all MPs, especially those from and with an interest in Northern Ireland, to reflect on the draft Budget allocations and reverse the proposed £130m cut in next year’s capital expenditure.
Commenting after the publication of the Northern Ireland Budget for 2019/20, which included a £130m reduction in expected capital spending, Construction Employers Federation Assistant Director David Fry said...
Over two years since the collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive, local construction firms have clearly identified its absence as the major contributory factor towards their inability to grow and meet their job-creating potential. This is the key headline from the latest State of Trade Survey, for the second half of 2018, conducted by the Construction Employers Federation.
The Department for Infrastructure has released an independent report by Jim Barton, a UK highways expert, into the funding requirements for structural road maintenance in NI.
Commenting after the Department for Infrastructure announced it would seek to get approval for the A5 Western Transport Corridor road scheme, using the provisions of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018, during 2019, Construction Employers Federation Managing Director John Armstrong said...