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29 August 2026

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Builders merchants' sales drift down in April

1 Jul The latest Builders Merchants Building Index shows like-for-like value sales down 0.6% in April 2026 from the same month in 2025. Volume sales were down 3.5% with prices up 3%.

BCIS: tender prices up, but processes slowed

25 Jun The Building Cost Information Service's civil engineering tender price index panel has estimated tender prices are up 2% from the first quarter of 2026, but warns that costs of tendering are making contractors more selective, as the process of moving projects forward slows.

Skills card data suggests construction’s age profile is finally improving

17 Mar For years we have been warned of a demographic time bomb in the construction industry. Perhaps we need worry no longer.

Repair & maintenance upswing bolsters construction output stats

13 Mar New data from the Office for National Statistics today show construction output in Great Britain increasing but new work falling in January 2026.

Forecasters grow cautious on tender price inflation

12 Mar Latest developments in the Middle East have made UK construction economists revisit their forecasts.

Year ends on a low for builders’ merchants

12 Mar A disappointing December rounded off a tough trading year in 2025 for the UK’s builders’ merchants.

Housebuilding cost inflation steady at 2%

9 Mar A BCIS survey has found house builders reporting costs were up 2% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025. Respondents expect inflation to continue; however a prolonged conflict in the Persian-Arabian Gulf could add to the pressure.

NISTA update: Schools and hospitals to drive workforce needs

9 Mar The first update to the UK national infrastructure pipeline estimates that a workforce of 629,000 to 706,000 will be needed over the next five years. The energy sector will account for more than half of all investment.

PMI: House-building decline drags construction further into the mire

5 Mar After showing some signs of resilience at the start of 2026, the UK construction sector recorded an accelerated downturn in output levels last month.

Residential planning applications on the rise

25 Feb Planning applications for new homes have reached a post-covid high.

Glenigan analysis supports recession narrative

25 Feb Latest monthly report from Glenigan reveals contract awards and project starts have tanked in the last three months.

Gateway 3 delays keep more than 5,000 homes empty

16 Feb The approvals backlog at the Building Safety Regulator is leaving thousands of completed new homes just lying empty, it appears.

Fourth quarter output down 2.1%

12 Feb Total construction output shrank by 2.1% in the final quarter of 2025, according to latest estimates, but 2025 as a whole saw growth for a fifth consecutive year.

Profit warnings trebled last year

6 Feb Profit warnings from UK-listed construction companies more than trebled in 2025 to reach the highest level since pandemic.

Margins tighten for plumbers

6 Feb A survey of plumbing companies shows modest improvement in activity but shrinking profits.

PMI: The downturn slows but costs start to bite

5 Feb The UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index for January shows the industry still firmly in decline, but less steeply than in recent months.

Trade still flat for builders’ merchants

5 Feb Builders’ merchants takings across Britain were down 0.4% in November 2025 year-on-year.

RICS Monitor indicates recovery will be slow

5 Feb UK construction activity remains subdued as forward indicators signal gradual recovery, according to the latest RICS UK Construction Monitor.

Inflation and labour shortages continue to hamper London market

5 Feb Short-term confidence among contractors in London’s construction market is low, according to a new report.

Near 50% rise in construction companies on the brink

4 Feb A regular analysis of the financial health of UK construction companies has found a near 50% rise in the number that are in critical distress.

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