Construction firms ramp up production and investment amid Labour’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes
Plasterboard should be in plentiful supply when Labour’s building boom gets under way later this year, says John Sinfield.
His new £170m factory near Bristol will dramatically cut the need for imports of the essential building product, he argues.
Sinfield, the UK boss of plasterboard maker Etex, is not alone in the UK construction sector in taking a bet that the industry could soon prove a bright spot despite gloom over the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs on the global economy. “You’ve got to invest ahead of the curve,” Sinfield says.
Domestic brick factories are gearing up for a building bonanza that is expected to increase residential housing starts next year by more than 5%, according to the construction industry consultancy and data provider Glenigan.
