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28 Jan 2026 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity December 2025: Industrial Industrial overview 31 per cent increase in project starts year-on-year 2 per cent decrease in main contract awards from 2024 37 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 Although the sector faced geopolitical instability due to US tariffs, industrial

Offices overview 161 per cent increase in project starts year-on-year 49 per cent decrease in main contract awards from 2024 60 per cent increase in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 Office starts experienced a strong year in 2025, having grown 32 per cent against the previous year to total £9.055bn. Major project starts (£100m

28 Jan 2026 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity December 2025: Health Health overview 21 per cent decline in project starts year-on-year 9 per cent decline in main contract awards year-on-year 63 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals to the year-on-year The UK health construction sector mirrored wider market trends in 2025, with

09 Jan 2026 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity November 2025 6 per cent decline in detailed planning approvals against the previous year 26 per cent decrease in main contract awards against the previous year 29 per cent decrease in project starts against the previous year The latest data shows a slowdown in UK

09 Jan 2026 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity November 2025: Offices Offices overview 161 per cent increase in project starts year-on-year 49 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year 60 per cent increase in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 The office sector had a mixed performance during the three

Industrial overview 2 per cent decrease in project starts year-on-year 45 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year 43 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 Performance in the industrial sector was weak during the three months to November. Starts were 2 per cent down on a year ago

A year-long slump in construction activity has begun to slow as business confidence began to show small signs of recovery, latest figures show. The S&P Global purchasers’ managers index (PMI) registered 40.1 in for December, up from 39.4 in November, but still short of the 44.1 figure from October. A number below 50 shows industry

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