Market Reports & Surveys

9th January 2025

Construction Starts Edge Higher During Q4 2024 but Fall Short on Last Year’s Performance, According to Glenigan Index

Glenigan, Powered by Hubexo (Glenigan), one of the construction industry’s leading insight experts, has released the January 2025 edition of its Construction Index. The Index focuses […]
7th January 2025

S&P Global UK Construction PMI®: Output Growth Eases to a Six-Month Low

Key Findings: House building remains the weakest-performing part of the construction sector Total new work rises at slowest pace since June 2024 Business optimism rebounds from […]
7th January 2025

HCOB Eurozone Construction PMI: Activity Closes 2024 With Marked Contraction

Key findings: Germany and France lead downturns in total activity Strongest fall in employment for seven months Input prices rise at steepest rate since February The […]
7th January 2025

HCOB France Construction PMI: Constructors Report Fastest Fall in New Orders Since February 2021

Key Findings: Weak demand environment persists, with new orders down sharply again Construction downturn centred on housing and commercial sectors Year-ahead outlook remains negative as cost […]
7th January 2025

HCOB Italy Construction PMI: Signs of Recovery in Sector at the End of the Year

Key Findings: Renewed increases in activity and new orders signalled Employment levels raised at most pronounced rate since March Future outlook for activity dulls The Italian […]
7th January 2025

HCOB Germany Construction PMI®: Sector Ends 2024 Deep in Recession

Key findings: Total Activity Index at eight-month low of 37.8 in December Building companies still in retrenchment mode Activity expected to fall in 2025 Germany’s construction […]
21st December 2024

BMBI: October Merchant Sales Rally with a +7.3% Month-on-Month Increase

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in December, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in October were up +1.2% compared to the same month […]
17th December 2024

Glenigan Construction Review: Construction Project Starts and Contract Awards Overtake Last Year

Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, has released the December 2024 edition of its Construction Review. This Review focuses on the […]
16th December 2024

A Contractors Guide to Creating the Perfect LinkedIn Profile

When running a construction business your LinkedIn profile will be one of the key tools used to communicate trust between you and potential clients. Construction Insider […]
16th December 2024

Latest League Tables Published Showing Top Performing Companies

Glenigan has published their latest league tables which track the performance of the: Top 50 contractors Top 10 regional contractors Top 50 clients Top 20 architects […]
13th December 2024

ONS Construction Output in Great Britain: Fall of 0.4% in October 2024

The main points: Monthly construction output is estimated to have fallen by 0.4% in volume terms in October 2024; this follows an increase of 0.1% in […]
9th December 2024

BMBI: Q3 Merchant Value Sales Rose +1.7% Q-on-Q But Were -2.6% Adrift of Last Year’s Sales

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q3 2024 were down -2.6% compared to Q3 2023, with volume sales […]