The main points: Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 2.0% in the three months to February 2026; this is the fifth consecutive fall […]
Key points: Sharper increase in output amid solid new order growth Faster expansions in employment and purchasing Input cost inflation at 39-month high The latest AIB […]
The fight to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and embodied carbon in construction has been advanced considerably in recent months by two industry milestones. The first was […]
According to the latest H2 2025 State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), SME builders saw another period of positive growth in […]
Key Findings: New orders decline at fastest pace since November 2025 Rapid acceleration in input cost inflation Business optimism moderates since February March data indicated a […]
Key findings: Substantial acceleration pushes cost inflation to 40-month high Sharpest fall in new orders since last October Business confidence turns negative The end of the […]
Key Findings: Total Activity Index sinks to 18-month low of 38.4 Input cost inflation jumps to its highest rate in almost three years Business confidence weakens […]
Key Findings: Residential building leads widespread downturn across monitored sub-sectors Buying activity lowered as cost inflation rises Pessimism signalled regarding 12-month outlook The Italian construction sector […]
Key findings: Sharp intensification of cost pressures amid outbreak of war in the Middle East Total industry activity falls at slowest rate in yearto-date Business expectations […]
Glenigan has released the April 2026 edition of its Construction Index. The Index focuses on the three months to the end of March 2026, covering all […]
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in March, shows January’s builders’ merchant like-for-like total value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading […]
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the impact of trading days) for […]