CIVILS contractors have warned that the infrastructure sector - a key driver of growth in the UK economy - is at risk of stagnation on the eve of the General Election. A report published by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) found that order books during the first quarter of 2017 fell for the first time in four years. CECA's Workload Trends Survey found that 9% of firms, on balance, reported decreasing order books. Just 5% of firms expect workloads to increase in the next twelve months, the lowest percentage expecting higher workloads since 2013 Q1. In the same quarter, growth in actual work on the ground fell from 11% to 8%, on balance.
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