Are The Good Times Coming?

With the economy turning a corner in the right direction now, there does actually seem to be a half decent momentum growing.

After years of the world’s economic bodies continuously revising down the UK’s economic forecasts, the world’s economic bodies are now actually revising UP the UK’s economic predictions, even more so that the Government’s own forecasts. Moreover, the construction sector really is starting to get into a powerful rhythm with house building and commercial projects starting to pop up all over the place. Even the housing sector looks like it’s about to roar into life.

So given the good news coming left right and centre, are the good times in the industry about to come back? I first joined the industry when I was 17 and at that time, which was pre-recession, working was a very busy activity. Lots of leads, lots of sales, all the time. The industry was seriously buzzing. Well, I honestly do think that the buzz I saw back when I first started is coming back, and fairly quickly.

I can see a general rise in industry activity, not only at the company I work for but in general. @NigelGrantUpvc mentioned the other day that he’s never been so busy and that he’s actually considering taking on fitters to help him cope with the workload – something he’s never done before. In fact the news coming out of the industry online is all rather positive across the board at the minute and it really does indicate that the flow of money coming in to the industry is on the increase quite quickly.

On a more personal level, we do seem to be having a very strong period at the moment. Although the second half of 2012 was quite strong, this time round the recovery does feel a lot more solid and sustained. It feels like the start of something a lot more positive to come for the next few years.

So, are the good times coming? I will hesitantly say yes. We’re not there yet though. This is the start of a recovery that will probably take a year or two to get right into full swing. What I would say is that the worst is now behind us with two consecutive quarters of growth. With the mortgage, construction and general lending on the up, the foundations have now been set for the UK economy to springboard carefully into something more successful and sustained for the coming few years.

Lets just make sure we don’t lose our heads and make the most of the positives coming our way!