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  • Major Contractors Competitive Review – 2014

    Major Contractors Competitive Review – 2014 In June 2014 Glenigan & CNinshight published a report analysis the trends and performance of the UK’s major contractors. A copy of the report can be found here.

  • Central Government Construction Pipeline

    Glenigan reveals £60 billion gap in government construction pipeline Figures released today (10 March) by construction intelligence providers Glenigan show an additional £60 billion of projects in the central government development pipeline which are missing from official records. Glenigan has tracked an extensive pipeline of nearly 2,100 central government projects with a combined value of £179 billion – […]

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  • Residential Planning and the NPPF

    Glenigan’s residential planning data has charted an upturn in successful planning applications in England following the introduction of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). However Glenigan’s analysis reveals that the rise in planning approvals has not been uniform and that the overall success rate of planning applications in England still falls short of that seen […]

  • Construction Industry KPIs 2014

    Construction KPIs find industry profitability at 15-year low Construction margins have plummeted to their lowest level for 15 years, according to research released today (13 November) by industry analysts Glenigan. The 2014 UK Construction Key Performance Indicators Annual Report found industry profitability has dropped to 2.1% – the lowest level since the Construction KPIs were […]

  • Glenigan/JLL Commercial Index Q2-2014

    By Jon Neale, Head of UK Research, JLL JLL and Glenigan’s inaugural Commercial Construction Index reveals that the development of new workplaces, shopping centres and industrial facilities is playing an increasingly important role in the UK’s economic recovery. The quarterly index highlights that work began on £22.7bn of commercial projects over the 12 months to June 2014, […]

  • Major Contractors Competitive Review – 2014

    Major Contractors Competitive Review – 2014 In June 2014 Glenigan & CNinshight published a report analysis the trends and performance of the UK’s major contractors. A copy of the report can be found here.

  • Community & Amenity

    The community and amenity sector has suffered as local authorities and government departments have diverted capital spending away to more politically sensitive areas. The value of underlying project starts fell in both in 2014 and 2015. The 2015 Autumn Statement and Spending Review confirmed that once again local authorities are the biggest losers over the […]

  • Greenbelt under development

    The housing market has reawakened in many parts of the UK as consumer confidence has improved and long frustrated house purchasers have sought to trade-up or buy their first home. This revival has heightened the debate over the consequences that long term under-supply of new homes is having on the cost and access to housing […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q2 2014

    HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Report – Q2 2014   New home permissions back to 2008 level But more operational sites needed to deliver sustained increases in the number of new homes built.    Figures released today in HBF’s latest Housing Pipeline report show that planning permissions for 56,647 homes were granted in England in Q2 of […]

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