Will Labour Succeed in their New Housebuilding Targets?

The dust has settled following the General Election in the United Kingdom, with Labour settling in for five years. The construction industry, specifically the residential sector, has been promised five years of change. Can we hope for the best? Labour promises 1.5 million new homes in new manifesto Looking back at both Conservative and Labour … Read more

The Launch of The 2024 Home Improvement Report

On day 1 of this year’s InstallerSHOW, Consultant Analyst and Editor, Brian Green took to the stage to present the exclusive launch of The Barbour ABI Home Improvement Report. Brian was joined by the CEO of the National Home Improvement Council UK, Anna Scothern, as well as Market Insight and Strategy Director for STARK Building … Read more

Barbour ABI & InstallerSHOW Partnership: The Exclusive Launch of 2024 Home Improvement Report

Barbour ABI is pleased to announce our partnership with the InstallerSHOW 2024. As intelligence partners, we are committed to empowering the UK Built Environment with the best intelligence to enable installers and supply chain professionals to achieve growth. The InstallerSHOW 2024 (25-27 June at NEC Birmingham) will welcome more than 20,000 decision makers across three … Read more

Minding the Gaps in the Infrastructure Pipeline

“We’re living in a world of uncertainty.” -Simon Rawlinson. Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis, and Kate Jennings of the Association for Consultancy & Engineering (ACE) took to the Infrastructure Hub at UK Construction Week London 2024 to discuss the gaps in the infrastructure pipeline. The session included an overview of: The Government Infrastructure Pipeline vs. The … Read more

The Brick, Block, and the Pound: A Macro-Economic Construction Forecast for 2024

On day one of UK Construction Week London 2024, broadcaster and UKCW favourite George Clarke chaired ‘Bricks, Politics and the Pound – Navigating the 2024 Rollercoaster Ride in UK Construction’, a discussion between Noble Francis, Economics Director of the Construction Products Association and Aurelie Delannoy, Director of Economic Affairs at the Mineral Products Association. Noble … Read more

Over £52bn of projects were awarded to top 50 engineering firms in the last year

Top 50 Engineering consultancies announced in new data by Barbour ABI, ACE and UK Construction Week

Published by Barbour ABI, ACE and UKCW, it shows over a third of all new contracts were awarded to just five engineering firms. New data from Barbour ABI reveals the engineering consultancy firms who are performing the best when it comes to contract awards.Over £52bn of projects have been awarded to the top 50 civil … Read more

Workforce Inclusion: Harnessing Diversity for Accessible Environments

The panel lineup for 'Workforce Inclusion: Harnessing Diversity for Accessible Environments' at UK Construction Week London 2024 on the Barbour ABI Main Stage

On day 1 of UK Construction Week London, we attended the insightful ‘workforce inclusion’ session on the Barbour ABI Main Stage. Co-chaired by Ele George, Founder of Elevate, and Guy Harris, Director of AccessiblePRS, the session started by asking the audience four eye opening questions. Guy asked everyone to stand up and when they answered … Read more

Building Biodiversity within Construction Landscape: UKCW London 2024

Kate Perrin, Barbour ABI Marketing Director, will be chairing alongside Lloyd Collings (The Environment Bank), and Sarah Stone (BWB Consulting) about safeguarding biodiversity across the UK construction landscape. Read Kate’s insights on the seminar below, and what we can expect: “We are all aware that land use and construction practices can contribute to the removal … Read more

The Barbour ABI Rebrand: Retrofitted Advanced Built Environment Intelligence

Introducing the new Barbour ABI: it’s more than a rebrand, it’s our pledge to provide the best for the built environment.   Barbour ABI has always stood for high-quality project information; supporting construction businesses to improve their business development efforts. Today we offer our extensive client base so much more than that. Our mission has never … Read more

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