Market Reports & Surveys

5th February 2026

HCOB Eurozone Construction PMI®: Downturn in Activity Worsens at Start of 2026

Key findings: Steeper fall in activity amid sharp fall new orders Employment levels raised for first time in nearly three years Sharpest rise in input costs […]
5th February 2026

HCOB France Construction PMI: Sector Kicks Off 2026 With Another Sharp Drop in Activity

Key Findings: French construction sector mired in protracted downturn Sharp falls in activity and new orders Year-ahead expectations remain downbeat The latest HCOB PMI® survey signalled […]
5th February 2026

HCOB Germany Construction PMI®: Activity Posts Renewed Contraction in January

Key findings: Solid drop in activity after first growth in almost four years in December Civil engineering segment remains in expansion Employment continues rising as expectations […]
5th February 2026

HCOB Italy Construction PMI: Orders Fall at Strongest Rate in Five Months in January

Key Findings: Moderate reductions in activity and new orders signalled Input buying scaled back, but jobs growth hits seven-month high Cost pressures pick up and confidence […]
4th February 2026

BMBI: Builders’ Merchant Like-for-Like Value Sales for November Down -0.4% Y-o-Y

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in February, shows builders’ merchants’ like-for-like total value sales in November 2025 were -0.4% lower than the […]
4th February 2026

PHMI: P&H Merchants’ November Like-for-Like Value Sales Up +2.7% Y-o-Y

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total like-for-like value sales for November 2025 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants […]
4th February 2026

Bleak Assessment of Market Prospects Without Urgent Action to Stimulate Demand, According to CLC’s Material Supply Chain Group Report

John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association, co-chairs of the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain […]
3rd February 2026

Construction Pipeline Data Indicates a Stronger Than Expected Finish to 2025

Constructionline Market Intelligence recorded 804 construction projects published in Q4 2025, up from 654 in Q3. £165 billion total value of published projects in Q4 2025. […]
26th January 2026

Construction Growth Held Back by Uncertainty, According to CPA Winter Forecasts

Forecasts for UK construction output growth have been revised down in the CPA’s Winter Forecasts, published today. According to the latest forecasts, overall construction output is […]
26th January 2026

RIBA Future Trends Survey: Closes 2025 With a Downbeat -5 Figure

The RIBA has published its Future Trends Survey results for December 2025. The RIBA Future Workload Index closes the year with a downbeat -5 balance figure. […]
20th January 2026

Disappointing Year for UK Construction Gives Way to Industry-Wide Recovery, According to Glenigan Review

Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, has released the January edition of its Construction Review. This special edition covers all major […]
16th January 2026

New Construction Sales Podcast Launched

Contractors Marketing Services (CMS) have launched a new podcast. Making Contacts, Winning Contracts is all about sharing real conversations, strategies, and success stories to help contractors and […]