Glenigan

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  • Glenigan Index – February 2017

    Continued slowdown for the Construction industry Starts in the three months to February were 1% lower than a year ago. Non-residential project starts were 13% ahead of the same period in 2016, supported by a renewed strengthening in industrial, commercial and hotel & leisure projects. Residential starts were 1% lower on a year ago, as […]

  • Build UK Trade Survey – 2016 Q4

    Winter slowdown doesn’t dampen contractors’ spirits Results of Build UK’s State of Trade survey for 2016 Q4 show that whilst Build UK members’ enquiries and output slowed during the winter period, contractors anticipate growth in 2017. The survey, which was undertaken with Glenigan, shows that output growth slowed during the fourth quarter of 2016. Contractors […]

  • Glenigan/JLL Commercial Index – Q2 2017

    UK commercial construction activity reflects greater caution Commercial construction activity in the 12 months to the end of Q2 2017 decreased to £13.7 billion, down 9.3%on the previous quarter. June data revealed a further loss of momentum, new build activity slowing only marginally to £8.4 billion (down 6.0% compared to the previous quarter), according to […]

  • Glenigan Index – January 2017

    Slow start to 2017 for Construction industry   Starts in the three months to January were 9% lower than a year ago. Non-residential project starts were 3% ahead of the same period in 2016, supported by a stabilisation in office starts and sharp increases in hotel & leisure, health and community & amenity projects. Residential […]

  • Utilities

    Utilities – Overview While project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals performed poorly against last year’s levels, growth in starts and contract awards on the previous quarter provides a boost to the development pipeline. Adding up to £917 million, utilities work starting on-site during the three months to March increased 35% against the preceding […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q3 2016

    New home planning ‘permissions’ up – but system remains a constraint The number of planning permissions granted for new homes in Q3 of this year remains high, HBF and Glenigan’s latest Housing Pipeline report shows, demonstrating the house building industry’s commitment to continuing to increase housing supply. Permissions for 76,242 homes were granted in England between […]

  • West Midlands

    West Midlands – Overview   The West Midlands experienced a poor Q4 2022, with project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all declining on the previous year and preceding quarter. Work starting on-site in the West Midlands added up to £973m during Q4 2022, a 53 per cent decline compared with the preceding quarter […]

  • Wales

    Wales – Overview   Project-starts and main contract awards suffered declines during Q4 2022 while detailed planning approvals more than doubled. Totalling £595m, underlying work starting on-site (less than £100m in value) in Wales during Q4 2022 remained unchanged against the preceding quarter on a seasonally adjusted (SA) basis but increased 51 per cent against […]

  • South West

    South West – Overview   While project-starts weakened, strong growth in major project contract awards and detailed planning approvals boosted the development pipeline. Work commencing on-site in the South West added up to £1.27bn during Q4 2022, a 24 per cent decline compared with the preceding quarter to stand 30 per cent lower than a […]

  • South East

    South East – Overview While project-starts increased significantly against the previous year, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals fared poorlys. Totalling £2.53bn, work commencing on-site in the South East during Q4 2022 declined 4 per cent against the preceding quarter but, more positively, remained 25 per cent up against the previous year. Major (£100m […]