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Home Improvement Projects on the Rise in 2022

Barbour ABI’s Annual Home Improvement Report reveals planning applications in 2021 up 25% on pre-pandemic levels Optimism tempered by potential impact of cost-of-living crisis, economic uncertainty, political instability and inflation Leading construction industry intelligence provider, Barbour ABI, has revealed the extent to which the Covid pandemic has impacted the home improvement industry in its annual … Read more

Are We Witnessing the Start of a Summer Slowdown in Construction?

Leading construction industry intelligence provider, Barbour ABI, has released its May Snap Analysis and the data reveals that in April levels of contract awards and planning approvals were well below those seen in March. Tom Hall, Chief Economist at Barbour ABI, said: “After a stellar performance for contract awards in March, activity was always likely … Read more

Education, Hospitality and Infrastructure Construction in Scotland Booms

Planning Approvals for Education and Hospitality Projects in Scotland Lead the UK Scotland is 2nd highest region in the UK for Infrastructure Contract Awards and Planning Approvals Could SNP policy be holding back construction in Medical & Healthcare? The March Super Sector report from leading construction industry intelligence provider, Barbour ABI, shows the pipeline for … Read more

London Leads the UK for Residential and Commercial Construction

London also tops the UK for Infrastructure and Hospitality construction contract awards The March Super Sector report from leading construction industry intelligence provider, Barbour ABI, shows current and future construction in London is booming across most industry sectors. The Super Sectors report is a monthly examination of Planning Application/Approvals and Contract Awards by sector and … Read more

Later Stage Construction Activity Hits Record Levels in March

Residential planning approvals highest since before COVID Is Covid-induced working from home finished for London companies? The latest Snap Analysis report from leading construction industry intelligence provider, Barbour ABI, shows a decline in planning applications in March that could predict a downturn in construction activity over the coming months. Tom Hall, Chief Economist at Barbour … Read more

Scotland Tops UK in Education Construction Contract Awards

Education Construction Projects Get an A* While Hospitality Construction Set to Rebound in Scotland The latest Super Sectors report from leading construction industry intelligence provider, Barbour ABI, shows there is much to celebrate in the education, hospitality, and residential construction sectors in Scotland. The Super Sectors report is a monthly examination of Planning Application Approvals … Read more

East of England Set to Top the UK for Infrastructure Construction Investment in February

The latest Super Sectors report from leading construction industry intelligence provider, Barbour ABI, shows there is significant agreed and future investment secured for construction projects in the East of England. The Super Sectors report is a monthly examination of Planning Application Approvals and Contract Awards by sector and region, giving a robust picture of the … Read more

£2.7bn project drives Infrastructure to success

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The time quickly comes around, the latest Snap Analysis report is here, bringing your business a snapshot review of the construction industry in a digestible format. This month we saw many insight-rich trends emerge, particularly for infrastructure. Overall this month, within all three stages of the planning process, we saw success. Contract awards continued its … Read more

Economics In Construction – Our February Content Calendar Roundup

2022 Content Calendar

Our content calendar theme for February was economics in construction. As with every month in our 2022 construction Content Calendar, we want to use this topic to provide your business with advice that will improve  your processes, and ultimately, deliver more profit. Across February, we crunched the numbers of the construction industry in our Snap … Read more

Strong February for UK Construction Industry with £7bn in Contract Awards

UK Construction Industry Buoyant with £7bn worth of contracts awarded in February The latest report from leading construction industry intelligence provider, Barbour ABI, reveals that more than £7bn worth of contracts were awarded and a pipeline of £12.4bn worth of planning applications were approved in February. The Residential market continued its steady recovery, with £2.3bn … Read more

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