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Construction news, industry updates and an insight into SHMS Contracting behind the scenes.

SHMS Accountants and R F Fixing enjoying a drink in the sun at Skylark Golf & Country Club

SHMS Annual Golf Day 2019

By Stephen Humphreys | 19/07/2019

Every year we get a few clients and friends together from ourselves and SHMS Accountants to enjoy the sun, do some networking and most importantly, play golf! With 21 people joining us, it was our biggest golfing event yet with clients coming from all over the country to take part.

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SHMS Contracting celebrates 10 years in business | two beers glasses cheers together

Celebrating 10 Years of SHMS Contracting

By Stephen Humphreys | 13/03/2019

10 years in business calls for a celebration! From becoming a small start-up in March 2009 to a thriving contracting company in 2019, Managing Director Stephen Humphreys has spoken about how the business has grown over the last decade. From…

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Hammer among broken nails

Construction industry continues to lose momentum amid Brexit fears

By Stephen Humphreys | 05/02/2019

The UK construction industry is continuing to lose momentum in the economy amid Brexit fears.  Growth in the sector has slowed a 10-month low in growth in January of 2019.  A drop in the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Manager’s Index…

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Chart showing increases and decreases in growth

UK construction growth slows throughout end of 2018

By Stephen Humphreys | 04/01/2019

In the three months leading up to December 2018, growth slowed in the commercial property sector of the UK construction industry.

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Mental Health In Construction | World Mental Health Day

Mental health in construction | World Mental Health Day

By Stephen Humphreys | 10/10/2018

Mental health in the construction industry is getting increasingly worse. Suicide is listed as the biggest killer of men under 50, and male construction site workers are up to three times more likely to take their own lives than the…

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Growth in construction sector in Q2 of 2018

Growth in construction sector in Q2 of 2018

By Stephen Humphreys | 17/09/2018

The latest release from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown recovery in the construction industry, with output increasing 3.3% in the three months to July. This follows a weak start to the year caused by the fall of Carillion, bad weather and Brexit…

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