the economic sector comprising all companies and workers involved in construction
A big problem in the building trade is bad debts.
He worked for most of his life in the building trade.
Examples of 'building trade' in a sentence
building trade
Studying physics or history is different from preparing to work in the building trade or hairdressing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
His father was in the building trade and worked long hours to raise the money.
The Sun (2009)
My husband, who used to work in the building trade, looks after my tax returns and house things.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But it was when he came to England to work in the building trade in Coventry that his career took off.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Another guy I know in the building trade hasn't worked for two months.
The Sun (2008)
In the past, the only jobs available on the island were in fishing and the building trade, but new technology has widened the opportunities for residents.