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Construction Industry Forecast 2022-2024
Today (5th July 2022), we launch our widely anticipated UK Construction Industry Forecast 2022-2024. Download your copy of the full 46-page forecast, here. The key takeaway from the Forecast, which focuses on the next three years, indicates the construction industry will face challenging economic conditions. However, whilst growth will be stifled in 2022 (-2%), 2023 […]
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Glencar Construction
Last updated 22 February 2023 Glencar Construction Glencar was formed in 2016 by Eddie McGillycuddy and Chris Gleave, who worked together at McLaren Construction. Pat and Eddie McGillycuddy are chairman and chief executive officer respectively. The company specialises in industrial, warehouse and logistics work, employs around 250 people and turns over more than £400 million […]
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Glenigan Index – March 2022
Uptick in project-starts hindered by rising material and energy costs – Seasonal uptick in project-starts stalled by rising material and energy prices – Value of underlying (less than £100million in value) construction work on-site falls 7% in Q1 2022 – Residential project-starts struggle, falling 5% during Q1, down a third on a year ago – Non-residential work on-site […]
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Glenigan Index – September 2022
Rising interest rates predicted to cause further headaches for UK construction – Underlying work commencing on-site falls 27% against the preceding three months to August, 23% lower than a year ago. – Residential project-starts plummet by a third on the preceding three-month period and by almost a quarter (-24%) against the previous year. – Non-residential […]
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NFRC Trade Survey Q3 2021
Roofing and cladding skill shortages are a ticking time bomb, says NFRC NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) is warning of a ticking roofing and cladding skills time bomb as research from Glenigan shows that over three-quarters of roofing and cladding contractors (77 per cent) reported difficulties recruiting suitable labour in the third quarter of […]
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NFRC Trade Survey Q4 2021
Roofing contractors bullish about 2022 but blighted by spiralling costs Roofing contractors are optimistic about their workloads for 2022, with 43 per cent of contractors expecting further growth over the next year, according to the NFRC/Glenigan State of the Roofing Industry Survey for Q4 2021. However, contractors reported being hampered by rising costs in the […]
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McCarthy & Stone
Last updated 2nd December 2022 McCarthy & Stone McCarthy & Stone is the country’s largest developer and manager of retirement homes. The company operates some 475 retirement homes across the UK which it manages in-house and which accommodate more than 20,000 elderly people. Founded in 1977 by John McCarthy and Bill Stone, the group has […]
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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 […]
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Eurovia UK (Ringway)
Last updated 2nd November 2022 Eurovia UK (Ringway) Eurovia UK is a specialist highways contractor with the largest UK maintenance portfolio in the sector covering some 50,000 km of roads, including DBFO motorways along with trunk and local authority roads. The company trades through the Ringway brand for its Term Services highways business and is […]
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Glenigan Index – September 2021
Strong decline in residential-starts holds back construction industry recovery – Activity uptick in September following slower summer suggests project start growth in Q.4 2021 and Q.1 2022 – Non-residential-starts performed strongly against the previous year having increased 14%. However, the value declined 12% against Q.2 2021 and 15% against Q.3 2019. – Industrial was the stand […]
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