Year-on-year UK aggregates sales volumes increased by 2% last year, but the outlook for 2019 is likely to be flat.
The prediction was made by Jerry McLaughlin, executive director of economic and public affairs at the
Giving an update to MPs about the effects of the current economic situation on the sector, McLaughlin said that the housing market had been going well, but growth was likely to slow down during 2019. He added that infrastructure was dominated by some largescale projects, but their progress was uncertain with no real confidence in the delivery of many schemes. The forecasts were all based on the assumption there would be a negotiated exit from the EU.
