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  • Health

      Health Health – Overview Project-starts experienced a decline on both the previous three months and the preceding year. However, growth in main contract awards and detailed planning approvals provides a boost to the development pipeline.  Adding up to £651 million, underlying health work starting on-site (less than £100 million in value) during the first […]

  • Weedon Architects LLP

    Last updated: May 12th 2022 Weedon Architects LLP Weedon Architects is a major Birmingham-based practice with a strong track record in designing buildings for Midlands motor and industrial groups such as Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin as well as key public sector clients such as the Ministry of Defence. The firm has also […]

  • London

      London Overview London experienced a poor period for project-starts and main contract awards, with their value decreasing against 2022 levels. Detailed planning approvals, on the other hand, experienced a small boost against the previous quarter and previous year. Totalling £3.187bn, work starting on-site in London during the quarter to March fell 25 per cent […]

  • Troup Bywaters + Anders

    Last updated May 30th 2022 Troup Bywaters + Anders Troup Bywaters + Anders is one of the UK’s leading M & E firms with a 50 year history and a strong reputation for design and technical consultancy across a wide range of markets. Operating as a building services engineers partnership, the firm works nationwide and […]

  • North West

      Overview While project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all weakened against the previous year and preceding quarter, the value of detailed planning approvals increased significantly against both time periods. At £2.202bn, work starting on-site in the North West during the quarter to March fell 9 per cent against the preceding quarter and […]

  • Aecom

    Last updated 30th July 2022 AECOM AECOM is the UK and Ireland business of AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading global provider of integrated professional technical and management support services. With offices across the UK, the company’s main business is consulting engineering and building and civils design, transport planning, facilities and asset management, transport infrastructure, planning, […]

  • Glenigan Index – June 2022

    Project-starts return to decline – The value of underlying work starting on-site during Q2 2022 fell 5% against the preceding three months to stand 27% lower than a year ago. – While residential project-starts increased 17% against the preceding three-month period, the value remained 21% down on the previous year. – Non-residential construction-starts fell by […]

  • EV Infrastructure and Charging

    As sales of electric vehicles gather pace, the pressing need to build a nationwide infrastructure of charging points to keep the sector on the move is generating some major opportunities for contractors and suppliers. The scale and potential for activity in the sector is highlighted by a recent Glenigan report EV Infrastructure and Charging: Increasing […]

  • Aster Group

    Last updated 17 August 2022 Aster Group Aster Group is a major registered social landlord (RSL), which owns and maintains over 34,500 homes, employs more than 1,720 people and has assets of more than £2 billion. The group turns over £240 million a year and has a £2.5 billion investment programme to deliver 12,000 homes by […]

  • RG Carter

    Last updated 23rd September 2022 RG Carter Founded in 1921 and based in Norwich, R G Carter is one of the largest family-owned construction groups in the East of England with a 2019 turnover (pre-Covid) of around £65 million. The firm works nationally and regionally, providing design, construction and project management services to a wide […]

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