Construction enrollment grows in April
The average number of affiliates in the construction sector reached 1,445,014 working people in April, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%, with 34,597 more affiliations than in the same month of 2024. The monthly variation, reported the Construction Industrial Observatory, according to figures from the Ministry of Inclusion, [...]
Cement consumption grows in the first quarter
Cement consumption grew by 7.8% in the first quarter, bringing the cumulative figure to 3,587,540 tons, 263,489 more than in the same period of 2024, according to the latest data published in the Cement Statistics. In March, consumption rose by 10.4%, which in absolute values translates into a [...]
Sector unions demand early retirement due to dangerousness
The majority unions in the sector have presented a social mobilization campaign to give greater visibility to this historical claim under the slogan ‘Justice in retirement for the construction sector! Reducing coefficients NOW. The general secretary of CCOO del Habitat and UGT FICA, Daniel Barragán Burgui and Mariano Hoya Callosa, respectively, have [...]
Impact on construction due to U.S. tariff policy
The employers« association of the sector defends the »strategic role« of construction »in the face of the lost competitiveness of the EU in this new era towards global disorder.« The National Confederation of Construction (CNC) has warned that the tariff shift by the United States Administration will cause a »negative impact" on exports […]
Bidding increased 59 % to February
The bidding up to February 2025 amounted to 5.649 billion euros, which represents an increase of 58.6% compared to the volume bid in the same period last year, when 3.562 billion euros were reached, according to the Barometer of the Construction Industry Observatory with official data from the Association of Companies […]