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  • Glenigan League Tables

    Last updated: February 2023 Glenigan’s league tables offer a view of the top performing businesses in UK construction, based on our comprehensive database of project and company activity. They include: The top 50 contractors The top 10 contractors regionally The top 50 clients The top 20 architects, engineers and surveyors Read the latest league tables […]

  • Glenigan Index – February 2021

    Residential sector drives recovery in construction project-starts   – The value of underlying construction projects (under £100 million) commencing on-site during the three months to February was 3% higher than the previous year and 4% higher than the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted basis. – Residential work starting on-site was responsible for the […]

  • Build Back Greener: Challenges & Opportunities for UK Construction

    Launched against the context of the upcoming COP26 Environmental Summit, this piece of research goes to the heart of the green agenda, not only showing what the industry needs to act upon, but also how much businesses across the sector stand to benefit. Download the full report here.

  • Glenigan Index – July 2021

    Project-starts continue to fall, but non-residential project-starts slow the decline   – The value of underlying work (less than £100 million in value) starting on-site  fell 16% during the three months to July on a seasonally adjusted basis. While being 36% higher than a year ago, the value declined by a quarter compared with the […]

  • Glenigan Index – May 2021

    Construction-starts continue to rise as confidence grows   – The value of underlying construction work (under £100 million in value) commencing on-site during the three months to May 2021 was 69% higher than a year ago and 19% higher than the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted basis. However, project-starts were still 9% lower than […]

  • NFRC Trade Survey Q2 2021

    NFRC Trade Survey – Roofing industry reports a positive start to 2021 but skill shortages cause headache for contractors  Roofing contractors reported a further growth in workloads during the second quarter of 2021 but were hampered by recruitment difficulties, and material shortages and price rises, according to the Q2 State of the Roofing Industry survey […]

  • Glenigan Index – June 2021

    Project-starts slow following first quarter spike – The value of underlying project-starts (under £100 million in value) dropped 10% during the second quarter of 2021. Whilst being 49% higher than a year ago, project-starts were 18% lower than during the second quarter of 2019. – While residential work starting on-site experienced the sharpest increase against […]

  • Coronavirus Market Update – 12th June 2020

    This week’s Construction & COVID-19 video update identifies that a further 214 suspended sites have reopened this week. Which means that three-quarters of initially suspended sites have now restarted. And the planning pipeline has recovered more dramatically, compared to recent weeks too, with 1,558 planning applications a day being made this week – up 28% […]

  • Coronavirus Market Update – 10th July 2020

    Our latest Construction and COVID-19 video update highlights a number of encouraging factors that paint a positive outlook for both the short and long-term views of the industry, and place it at centre stage in the recovery of the UK economy. With our data showing a strengthening in project starts in June, after the low-point […]

  • Glenigan Index – November 2020

    Downturn in project-starts impacts industry recovery   – The value of underlying projects (under £100 million in value) commencing on-site during the three months to November was 17% lower than a year ago, but rose by 3% against the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted basis. – Residential starts continued to recover, rising 30% […]

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