The UK construction industry and the government have been called on to take action now if they are to hit the 2050 zero carbon target

There will be public consultations about the HS2 planned proposals, which will run for ten weeks and close on 21 December 2018.

The uncertainty over Brexit was named by the majority of those questioned as the main reason for the recent fall in construction activity.

New research has found that the average greenfield development prices climbed by 2.1 per cent in the second quarter of this year.