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East Midlands
Overview Project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals performed particularly poorly in the East Midlands during the quarter to March. Adding up to £888m, work starting on-site in the East Midlands during the quarter to March decreased 24 per cent against the preceding quarter to stand 51 per cent down on a year […]
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Coronavirus Market Update – 24th April 2020
This week’s UK Construction and COVID-19 update suggests the tide is turning for some companies working in the industry. Work has now resumed on 10% of UK sites that were initially suspended at the outset of the lockdown, and a growing number of housebuilders have announced this week that work will resume on many of […]
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Coronavirus Market Update – 22nd May 2020
At the end of another positive week for UK construction, we have seen an marked acceleration in the number of projects restarting on site. Half of the value of previously suspended sites is now underway again, as contractors and developers successfully implement social distancing measures. Also, a sharp jump in the number of firms bidding […]
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Coronavirus Market Update – 29th May 2020
With suspended sites continuing to reopen, and improvements in the planning pipeline, this week has been another positive one for UK construction. Across England and Wales, only around 16% of sites are still suspended, and with Northern Ireland starting to reopen sites and Scotland gearing up gearing for a planned easing of the lockdown from […]
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Northern Ireland
Overview Project-starts and main contract awards both performed poorly against the previous year. More positively, detailed planning approvals increased against both the previous year and preceding quarter. Underlying work (less than £100m in value) starting on-site during the quarter to March fell 43 per cent against the preceding quarter on a seasonally adjusted (SA) […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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J Murphy & Sons
Last updated 15 February 2021 J Murphy & Sons J Murphy & Sons is a significant player in the London infrastructure markets and one of the UK’s largest privately-owned contractors. The firm’s core markets include rail, station upgrades, water & wastewater, power, tunnels, highways & streetworks, building & property development, utility connections on gas, electrical […]
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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.
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Construction Insider – October 2015
Glenigan produces a concise monthly summary of current construction market activity. Click here to download the October 2015 edition.
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