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Glenigan | A Hubexo Product (Glenigan), one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, has released the July 2026 edition of its Construction Review. The July Review focuses on the three months to the end of June 2026, covering all major (>£100m) and underlying (<£100m) projects, with all underlying figures seasonally adjusted. It’s…

The main points: Total construction output is estimated to have grown by 1.6% in the three months to May 2026; this is the third consecutive increase in the three-monthly series. Over the three-month period, both new work and repair and maintenance grew by 1.1% and 2.1%, respectively. At the sector level, seven out of…

MRA Building Market Reports (MRA Reports) latest update on the general builders’ merchant market, which includes a quarterly Pulse survey of builders’ merchant confidence, sales expectations and issues, shows that merchants’ single biggest problem in Q2 2026 - by some margin - was supplier price rises, mentioned by 55% of respondents. Supplier price rises were…

The latest Market Report from international property and construction consultancy Gleeds suggests that geopolitics remains the dominant near-term concern for construction, with 39% of respondents ranking global conflicts as the biggest threat, although this is down from 50% last quarter. Interest rates, inflation and investor confidence remain the next key risks, each cited by around…

New report reveals poor product information is undermining productivity, housing delivery and building safety compliance. 52 per cent say a lack of digitalisation is causing revenue loss  Only seven per cent believe the government will meet its target of 1.5 million new homes  Just 21 per cent are fully ready for Building Safety Act requirements,…

Glenigan has released the July 2026 edition of its Construction Index, which focuses on the three months to the end of June 2026, covering all underlying projects, with a total value of £100 million or less (unless otherwise indicated), with all figures seasonally adjusted.  It’s a report which provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of year-on-year construction…