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  • Glenigan Index – January 2023

    Weak construction-starts performance continues through January – The value of underlying work starting on-site during the three months to January fell 20% against the preceding three-month period to stand 31% lower than a year ago. – Residential construction-starts slipped back 26% on the preceding three months and 38% against the previous year. – Non-residential project-starts […]

  • Glenigan Index – February 2023

    Construction-starts flatline in February – The value of underlying work starting on-site during the three months to February fell 22% against the preceding three-month period to stand 40% lower than a year ago. – Residential construction-starts slipped back 27% on the preceding three months and 43% against the previous year. – Non-residential project-starts fell by 19% against […]

  • Places for People

    Last updated 12 September 2022 Places for People Places for People is one of the UK’s largest registered social landlords and manages around 231,000 homes and 120 leisure centres. The group employs around 5,700 people, turns over nearly £850 million a year and has a major development pipeline with plans to build nearly 17,000 new homes […]

  • Moda Living

    Last updated 12 April 2022 Moda Living Moda Living is one of the UK’s leading developers and operators of build-to-rent residential developments. Founded in 2014, Moda has pipeline of more than 18,400 homes with a combined GDV in excess of £6 billion and turns over more than £200 million a year. Financials In the financial year […]

  • Glenigan Index – December 2021

    UK construction witnesses weak finish to 2021 – The value of underlying work commencing on-site during the fourth quarter of 2021 fell 18% against the previous year and 7% compared with the preceding quarter. – Residential construction-starts fell 1% against the preceding quarter and experienced the sharpest decline compared with a year ago (-24%). – […]

  • Glenigan Index – July 2022

    Project-starts slip back as developers get to grips with Part L – The value of underlying work starting on-site during the three months to July fell 13% against the preceding three months (seasonally adjusted) to stand 20% lower than a year ago. – Residential project-starts slipped 7% against the preceding three-month period and were 12% […]

  • Construction Industry Forecast 2023-2024

    Today (3rd November 2022), we launch our widely anticipated Construction Industry Forecast 2023-2024. Download your copy of the full 49-page forecast, here. The key takeaway from this Forecast, which focuses on the next two years (2023-2024), is that the construction industry will struggle in the face of extremely challenging economic conditions, with predicted growth in […]

  • Construction Industry Forecast 2023-2024

    Today (3rd November 2022), we launch our widely anticipated Construction Industry Forecast 2023-2024. Download your copy of the full 49-page forecast, here. The key takeaway from this Forecast, which focuses on the next two years (2023-2024), is that the construction industry will struggle in the face of extremely challenging economic conditions, with predicted growth in […]

  • Construction Industry Forecast 2023-2024

    Today (3rd November 2022), we launch our widely anticipated Construction Industry Forecast 2023-2024. Download your copy of the full 49-page forecast, here. The key takeaway from this Forecast, which focuses on the next two years (2023-2024), is that the construction industry will struggle in the face of extremely challenging economic conditions, with predicted growth in […]

  • Henry Construction

    Last updated 10th November 2022 Henry Construction Based in west London near Heathrow, Henry Construction has grown from a small civils contractor to a significant multi-disciplinary group with a blue chip client base and a significant repeat business and with a turnover of around £400 million. Today, it works mainly in London and the South […]

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