Mini surge over for plant hire as activity dips in April
The mini surge in plant hire activity in February and March came to an end with activity dropping by 2.8% in April, according to the latest Index of Services figures. Okay, there was an extra Bank holiday in April with the Royal Wedding that will have dampened activity. But conversely the weather was rather better than normal and may well have helped support activity in construction. Too much should not be drawn from one month’s figures, but the dip in activity in…