YOUR STARTER FOR TEN

摘要

Ever since the brakes were applied to the schools construction juggernaut that was Building Schools for the Future, construction firms have been pondering how to fill the gap it has left behind. It is easy to see why there is concern. The output of education buildings, including schools, colleges and universities built with both public and private cash held steady in 2011, dropping just under half a percentage point from the year before as spending cuts took time to hit. But in its summer forecast the Construction Products Association (CPA) predicted that falls of 15%, 12% and 2% were to come in 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively.