International Women’s Day this year, with its theme of ‘accelerating action’, comes at an important moment for the built environment and construction industry. Industry Challenges and the Need for Reform The industry is and has been fundamentally challenged to raise its standards and embrace new culture and behaviours. The recent Government response to the Grenfell … Read more
As revealed in our February edition of the Monthly Snapshot Report, Wales saw a 2554% increase in contract awards. This major increase is by far the highest out of any UK region for January. The increase can be heavily attributed to two high value projects: the Port Talbot Steelworks – Electric Arc Furnace, and the … Read more
Construction Review 2024 from Barbour ABI Our Construction Industry Monthly Snapshot looks a little bit different this month – rather than reviewing just December, our experts have reviewed the entirety of 2024 and analysed the construction industry’s performance. The report covers the three key areas of the construction project planning stages: Contract awards Planning approvals … Read more
The next big challenge for changing negative perception in construction is in the systemic and transformative rebranding of the industry through marketing. And it is needed. The perception of the construction industry The construction industry is seen by the public as a physically demanding and labour-intensive industry that pays no heed to its environmental impact … Read more
Our team of data analysts have produced a visualisation that displays the 2024 application stage progression. In 2024 the Construction industry saw some highs but unfortunately what felt like many more lows. We saw over 35K detailed planning applications (excluding individual builds), worth £126Bn; this is in decline vs 2023 from a value perspective of … Read more
Housing Targets vs. Council Refusals: Can Labour Deliver? Is it possible for Labour to meet their housing targets with current refusal rates from Local Councils? If so, then Labour’s ambitious housing target of 1.5 million homes over the next 5 years needs to be achieved through: An overhaul of the planning system Targets for councils … Read more
Sir Robert McAlpine Contract Awarded for Agratas Gigafactory The race to net zero shows promising signs as a contract has been awarded for the £500m Agratas Gigafactory in Somerset. Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine is confirmed to begin work on site on January 2025. Phase one of the build will comprise of: Battery cell manufacturing facility, … Read more
Our Head of Business and Client Analytics, Ed Griffiths, held an exclusive webinar for Barbour ABI clients to discuss the effects of the first 100 days of Labour on the construction industry. The webinar started by addressing directly the volume of change, or lack thereof, that the UK has experienced. The pursuit of an industrial … Read more
Today Barbour ABI’s Head of Business and Client Analytics, Ed Griffiths, hosted a live briefing highlighting the ISG administration and the immediate impact on the UK construction industry. Hosted by our Marketing Director, Kate Perrin, this briefing was open to the entire industry and we’ll be continuing the ISG Administration Bulletin series by releasing more … Read more
Evans Property Group were awarded the contract for the Dakota Hotel at Manchester Airport on 1st July 2024. Currently at the detail planning stage, the £60m build will consist of the erection of 7 storey 154-bedroom hotel, with associated access, car parking & landscaping. Located on Enterprise Way & Bailey Lane, minutes away from Manchester … Read more
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