Megan Pounds 
According to our latest Construction Industry Monthly Snapshot Report, the residential sector led contract award activity with £2.1bn in February 2026. This marks a 36% increase from January’s performance. The sector Q1 contract award average now sits just above the same period last year.* The success of the residential sector contract awards is owed largely … Read more
We are reporting the latest Lower Thames Tunnel Crossing project updates as the mega-project progresses towards tunnel-machine procurement to prepare for the start of construction. After a 16-year planning process wait, the project is going ahead to connect Kent and Essex by tunnel underneath the River Thames. Client, National Highways, has announced the major transport … Read more
Jump to: Dogger Bank A&B 2.4GW Wind Farm Berwick Bank 4.1GW Offshore Wind Farm Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm 2.4GW Ossian Offshore Wind Farm 3.6GW Sofia 1.4GW Offshore Wind Farm As of February 2026, Barbour ABI is tracking and reporting on 65 UK offshore wind farm construction projects either awaiting construction or under construction. … Read more
As data centre construction continues to surge, Barbour ABI is monitoring the top construction companies working on these projects across the UK. At the time of this blog’s publication, we can confirm there are 22 data centre projects with contractors appointed that are due to finish in the next two years. View the contractors working … Read more
Three major Solar Farm projects are dominating the East Midlands construction project landscape, according to our latest 2026 league tables. Sitting in a shared first place at the top of our League Tables are the Cottam 600MW Solar Farm Project, Heckington Fen 500MW Solar Farm and Battery Storage Project, and the Tillbridge 500MW Solar Farm. … Read more
What the UK Infrastructure Strategy has in store for prison construction projects Since the government’s UK Infrastructure Strategy was announced, about £6.3 billion has been earmarked to support prison expansion construction as part of delivering up to 14,000 additional prison places by 2031 under the 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy. According to Barbour ABI planning data, … Read more
Northumberland Cambois Data Centre Campus Project Details The £10bn Northumberland Energy Park New Cambois AI Data Centre project consists of the erection of 10 data centre buildings totalling up to 540,000 square metres gross internal area. The project also consists of ancillary structures, substation, emergency generators, perimeter fencing, extensive earthworks and other associated works. The … Read more
Search marketing is changing – the construction industry needs to catch up AI has changed the game for SEO permanently and the construction industry has an opportunity to change with it. The good news is that optimising your website content for AI overviews is not so different from optimising for traditional search. In some cases, … Read more
According to our Regional Spotlight report, the National Biosecurity Centre – NBC Science Hub Buildings project is the highest valued contract award at £919m in June. The new science centre is being built to help protect the UK from diseases transmitted from animals to humans. Jenny Stewart, Senior Science Director at the Animal and Plant … Read more
All eyes are on reservoir infrastructure construction projects in the UK since the Environmental Agency’s latest announcement that the North West is officially in a drought as of 21 May 2025. The announcement of the drought has prompted a lot of conversation on final decisions about the proposed Fens Reservoir in Cambridgeshire as well as … Read more
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