Growth and Opportunity in North West Construction

In the last financial year, the North West overtook Greater London as the second biggest source of new homes starting on site.

Amidst concern over the state of the capital’s rapidly weakening housing market, those figures from the National House-Building Council (NHBC) barely merited attention but illustrate a major demographic shift.

London was once the driving force of UK construction – not any longer.

Deloitte recorded a 37% drop in new major high-rise building projects starting in London last year, but a 60% rise in residential units under construction in Manchester.

The construction industry in the North West is booming.

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