Construction union UCATT have cautiously welcomed the latest GDP figures that showed growth in the economy as a whole and construction in particular, but warned that the recovery was three year overdue.

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the economy grew by 0.8% between July and September and construction grew by 2.5% during this period.


Steve Murphy, General Secretary UCATT, said: "The growth in construction is welcome but workers won’t forget that this recovery is three years late and it will take years to return to 2007 levels. The industry was recovering in 2010 before Government cuts choked growth. That resulted in thousands of workers losing their jobs and those in work seeing their wages shrink."

UCATT are also concerned that the recovery in construction is uneven with demand in London and the South East increasing at a far higher rate than other parts of the country.

(CD/MH)