Market Reports & Surveys

29th September 2026

BMBI: A -0.6% Fall in July Merchant Value Sales Y-on-Y But Volumes Drop -7.6%

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in September, shows July 2026’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) […]
29th September 2026

PHMI: Value Sales Increase +0.9% Y-on-Y as Prices Rise +10.7% and Volumes Fall -8.9% in July

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the impact of trading days) for July […]
28th September 2026

From Brief to Build: NBS Releases Essential Guide to Achieving BREEAM Certification Through Smarter Specification

NBS has released A Specifier’s Guide to BREEAM, a practical resource which shows design teams how everyday specification decisions connect directly to sustainability targets and certification […]
28th September 2026

CIF Construction Outlook for Ireland: Q2 Showed Resilience and Firms Optimistic For Q3

The CIF’s quarter three 2026 Construction Outlook Survey shows that construction activity in Ireland remained resilient in quarter two 2026, supported by strong growth in exports. […]
25th September 2026

New Market Intelligence Report Launched Covering UK and European Construction Markets

”….there is no single construction market….” Construction marketing specialists, Built For Marketing have launched a new report designed to inform the strategies of construction organisations navigating […]
23rd September 2026

Two Thirds of UK Built Environment Firms are Collecting Website Data They Cannot Legally Use, New Research Finds

A new independent study of 533 UK built environment firms has found that while 63.8% run Google Analytics, over 75% do not have the consent infrastructure […]
17th September 2026

Glenigan Review: Starts Stall But Contract Awards Point to Recovery 

Glenigan | A Hubexo Product (Glenigan), one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, has released the September 2026 edition of its Construction Review. […]
17th September 2026

RIBA Future Trends Survey: Architects Still Optimistic But Wary

The RIBA has published its Future Trends Survey results for August 2026. The RIBA Workload Index suggests that, overall, architects remain positive about future workloads, although […]
11th September 2026

ONS Construction Output in Great Britain: Monthly Output Grows by 0.1% in July 2026

The main points: Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 0.5% in the three months to July 2026; this follows four consecutive increases in […]
8th September 2026

Construction Recovery Yet to Materialise Despite Non-Residential Growth, According to Glenigan Index

Glenigan has released the September 2026 edition of its Construction Index. The Index focuses on the three months to the end of August 2026, covering all […]
8th September 2026

AIB Ireland Construction PMI®: Slight Rise in Activity as New Order Growth Solidifies

Key points: New orders expand for second month running Business confidence at six-month high Pace of job creation only marginal in August The latest AIB Ireland […]
7th September 2026

alrajhi capital Saudi Construction Index: Output Growth Picks Up During August Led by Robust Rise in Residential Work

Key points: Total construction activity rises for fourth month in a row New orders expand again, driven by housing and infrastructure Fastest increase in input buying […]