Survey says tradesmen were busier than ever in 2015

摘要

Almost three quarters of tradesmen reported a rise in revenue during 2015, according to a new report by IronmmongeryDirect. The UK supplier of ironmongery products conducted its annual review of the construction industry and found that 72% of trade businesses saw an increase in sales in 2015. The majority of tradespeople (43%) said that sales had grown by up to 10%, with a third claiming revenues had improved by 11-20%). Meanwhile, 16% said revenues rose by up to 30% and 8% claimed they had increased by more than 30%. The report revealed that the construction sector occupied a positive position in 2015 as tradespeople nationwide declared how busy they were. 52% said they were Very busy" with work in 2015 and 30% described themselves as 'busy'. Only 4% said they were 'not that busy'.