Anne Williams

The UK residential window coverings market may lack the excitement of faster-moving home technology sectors, but it remains a sizeable and resilient part of the domestic furnishings landscape. Focused on traditional, non-automated internal products – including curtains, blinds, shutters and suspension systems – the market is shaped less by innovation cycles and more by consumer … Read more

As the UK continues to face sustained pressure on housing supply, attention remains firmly on how homes are designed, manufactured and delivered. Offsite construction has been part of that conversation for more than a decade, but its role within UK housing is evolving. Rather than representing a single solution, offsite housing now reflects a spectrum … Read more

Our latest research into the UK Plumbing and Hard FM Contractors Market shows a sector worth over £27 billion in 2024, forecast to grow to £32.5 billion by 2029. The scale and complexity of retrofitting both residential and non-residential buildings mean that plumbing contractors and facilities management providers are now on the front line of … Read more

While much of the UK construction sector continues to grapple with weak housing output and tight margins, the ventilation and air conditioning (VAC) industry is evolving in ways that few outside the sector fully appreciate. Regulation, air quality, and energy efficiency are now driving a quiet but fundamental transformation – and one of the biggest … Read more