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  • Scottish Referendum and Construction

    The flow of project starts has weakened in recent months in the run up to next week’s referendum, leaving the value of project starts for the first eight months of the year 2% down on the same period of 2013. The dip in starts is in contrast to the strong growth seen during 2013 and […]

  • 2015 Mid-Year Construction Review and Forecast

    In recent months the construction industry has been buffeted by pre-election nerves as households and private investors deferred major decisions until after 7th May. However, with political uncertainty now largely removed, we anticipate a strengthening in private sector construction activity during the final six months of 2015.  For in-depth analysis and our forecasts for the UK’s construction […]

  • Post Recession Construction Risks- Supply Chain and Cash flow

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

  • AHR Architects

    Last updated April 15th 2023 AHR Architects AHR ranks as one of the country”s largest architects and building consultancy firms with a major regional presence. Its services include architecture, building consultancy, sustainable design, interior design, masterplanning, landscape design and BIM across all the major sectors. These include education, office & workplace, health, technology, transportation, hospitality, […]

  • Hotel & Leisure

      Hotel & Leisure Hotel & Leisure – Overview Construction-starts and main contract awards experienced declines on the 2022 levels. In contrast, detailed planning approvals increased on the preceding three months and last year, providing a boost to the development pipeline. Totalling £815 million, hotel & leisure projects starting on-site during the first quarter of […]

  • Coronavirus Market Update – 26th June 2020

    Our latest Construction & COVID-19 video update identifies more positive indicators that the industry is continuing to improve. Suspended sites continue to reopen throughout the country, planning applications jump 11% and the number of bidders returns to pre-lockdown levels, indicating that UK construction is picking up pace again. Watch the full video update below to […]

  • UK Construction Forecast 2020-2022

    The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically reshaped the outlook for UK construction activity, as it has for the UK and world economies. The Glenigan Construction Forecast for 2020 – 2022 takes stock of the immediate impact of the pandemic upon the industry and assesses the industry’s expected path to recovery. Given the exceptionally high level of […]

  • Glenigan Index – April 2021

    Construction-starts rise as confidence returns   – The value of underlying construction work (under £100 million in value) starting on-site during the three months to April 2021 was 30% higher than a year ago and 18% higher than the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted basis. – Residential-starts experienced the greatest growth of 35% […]

  • Ramboll Group

    Last updated 1st June 2022 Ramboll Group Ramboll Group is a major engineering, design and environmental and consultancy company employing over 16,500 staff, with over 300 offices spread across 35 countries and with annual gross revenues of DKK 14.2 billion. Founded in Denmark in 1945, the group provides long term solutions and has significant markets […]

  • Skanska UK plc

    Last updated March 2nd 2023 Skanska UK plc Skanska UK is a leading player in PFI/PPP schemes covering healthcare, education, defence and transport and commercial construction. It operates nationally but has a strong presence in London and the South East, employs around 3,850 staff and has a continuing turnover of some £1.12 billion. The firm […]

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