Steven Mulholland

Steven Mulholland is Chief Executive of the Construction Plant-hire Association.

Articles

Housing

Labour’s tax hikes are hitting the firms that build Britain

Businesses across the UK understand the role they play in driving economic growth. It does not happen by accident – it comes from firms investing, creating jobs and backing their local communities. Nowhere is that more true than in construction – a sector built on long-term investment and the confidence to plan ahead, underpinning everything […]

Housing

Labour’s chaos is holding back Britain’s builders

Today’s S&P UK construction data should set alarm bells ringing in Number 10. Construction activity across housing, commercial and civil engineering has seen its steepest fall since the pandemic, with new orders nosediving and employment declining for eleven consecutive months. This is not a natural cooling of the market. It is the predictable consequence of […]