Despite construction job creation hitting a three month high, overall growth in the industry has slowed, with bad weather fingered as the culprit, according to data released by Markit/Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply.

The Purchasing Managers Index for February was 62.6, a fall on 64.6 for January, but industry activity is still said to be steadily rising as any figure over 50 is a reflection of growth.

According to respondents, adverse weather in the UK was the cause of a slump in construction, particularly within the housebuilding sector.

Chief executive officer of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply, David Noble, said:

“Bad weather took a bite out of progress in house building, but UK construction remains on a strong growth trajectory in February. The sector was fuelled by the strongest rise in civil engineering activity in the survey’s history, as an increase in spending was recorded on investment and infrastructure projects in response to recent flooding.

“Rising employment and highly positive business expectations also suggest that the slowdown will only be temporary. Backed by favourable market conditions, firms are continuing to increase staff numbers, hitting a three-month high this month.”

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“Despite a slight reduction in the number of houses being built, the removal sector is still going strong and there’s no shortage of people moving into new and old houses, which is keeping is more than busy.

“There seems to be a lot of people moving home and office at the moment and as one of the most popular moving companies in London we’ve reaped the benefits. We’ve helped lots of people to move already and have a large number of bookings already in place for the coming weeks and months.

“If you’re moving house, whether into a newly constructed house or an old one, get in touch with our team and we’ll be more than happy to help you.”

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