Glenigan

Article Type: insight

  • South West

      Overview Project-starts and detailed planning approvals both fell against the previous year. More positively, main contract awards performed well against 2022 levels. Work commencing on-site in the South West added up to £1.016bn during the quarter to March, a 6 per cent increase compared with the preceding quarter to stand 31 per cent lower […]

  • Wales

      Overview The quarter to March was a weak period for Wales, with a decrease in project-starts, main contract awards. More positively, there was a slight increase in detailed planning approvals. Totalling £840m, work starting on-site in Wales experienced a 36 per cent increase against the preceding quarter but stood 18 per cent down on […]

  • Post Recession Construction Risk – Construction Products

    Glenigan has published a series of insight briefings highlighting the risks faced by firms as the recovery in UK construciton activity gathers momentum. The second briefing in the series can be found here. 

  • Construction Insider – October 2015

    Glenigan produces a concise monthly summary of current construction market activity. Click here to download the October 2015 edition. 

  • Election Promises

    Glenigan has assessed the main candidates and their priorities, looking at construction-specific issues that will directly impact the industry. From tackling the chronic under-supply of new homes to boosting the energy efficiency of existing building stock, this special guide covers the key issues you need to be aware of as the industry faces a potential […]

  • Autumn Statement 2014

    Autumn Statement 2014 The Autumn Statement was the Chancellor’s key pre-election opportunity to show that, under his stewardship, the economic recovery was now well underway and that the UK was outperforming other major economies. The official forecast from the OBR has again upgraded UK economic growth for this year from 2.7% to 3%. The pace […]

  • Glenigan Index – December 2016

    Improved market condition as referendum nerves steady  Starts in the three months to November were 7% lower than a year but 4% up on the previous three month. Non-residential project starts were 10% down on a year ago but 10% ahead of the three months to August 2016. Office and industrial project starts were especially […]

  • Post Recession Construction Risks – Construction Skills & Labour Supply

    Glenigan has published a series of insight briefings hihglihgting the risks faced by firms as the recovery in UK construciton activity gathers momentum. The third briefing in the series can be found here. 

  • Glenigan Index – April 2015

    Commercial growth engine stalls The Glenigan Index covering the first quarter of 2015 saw the value of construction starts unchanged on a year earlier. The value of non-residential building starts fell by a mild 1%, the first drop since July 2013, as new commercial activity weakened.   Chart 1: Glenigan Index Across the industry new […]

  • Construction Prospects for 2015

    Commercial boom set to drive 7.3% increase for construction starts in 2015 Figures released today (20 November) by construction analysts Glenigan forecast a 7.3% increase in project starts for 2015, driven by a flourishing commercial sector. The Construction Prospects for 2015 report, prepared by Glenigan’s economics team, suggests rising private sector investment and improved consumer […]