New construction starts hint at demand for foundation piling
Foundation piling is an area of growing demand as activity picks up in the construction industry.
Newly published figures from Communities and Local Government show an increase in house-building activity, both in the private sector and by housing associations.
In the last three months of 2011, 1% more housing association construction projects began than in the previous quarter.
However, private construction saw a markedly higher increase in activity, at 6% when seasonal effects were taken into account.
Foundation piling is, of course, one of the first stages to take place on a new construction project, and suppliers are working hard to make sure we meet the growing demand as the number of new starts increase.
The official figures show that, with more than 25,000 house-building starts in the last quarter of 2011, we are now 74% higher than the industry’s lowest ebb in March 2009.
As activity continues to pick up, we will be here to help with the foundation piling that literally gives the sector the firm base it needs on which to build future success.