Construction

28 Jan 2026 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity December 2025: Housing  Housing overview 3 per cent decrease in project starts year-on-year 19 per cent decrease in main contract awards from 2024 38 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 Although the housing sector looked promising at the beginning of the

28 Jan 2026 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity December 2025 8 per cent decline in detailed planning approvals year-on-year 11 per cent decline in main contract awards year-on-year 20 per cent decline in project starts against the preceding year-on-year Across the UK construction market, 2025 recorded a decline in activity, with project starts

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

Construction output is expected to grow by just 1.7 per cent in 2026 amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, a trade body has warned. The forecast is a major downgrade on previously predicted growth of 2.8 per cent, made last autumn, the Construction Products Association (CPA) said. In a new report, published on Monday (26 January), the

Monthly construction insolvencies fell below the 300 mark in November 2025 – down on the previous month and on a year-by-year basis. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, released today (20th January), shows that 297 firms in the construction sector went under during the penultimate month of last year. The figure comprised 158 specialist contractors

Mace Group has announced plans to rebrand its construction division later this year, following a majority investment in its consultancy arm by Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Once the deal completes, Mace Consult will operate independently under the Mace name. It will remain owned by the same shareholders until the transaction closes but will pursue growth in