Tom O’Brien, director, O’Brien Contractors, reflects on the construction commitments made in last week’s Autumn Budget and why these need to go further.
The October 2026 edition of Glenigan’s Construction Review reveals the UK construction sector is experiencing considerable turbulence, with activity weakening across all three key indicators.
Almost nine in ten construction professionals say labour shortages are having a negative impact on projects, according to the latest Market Report from Gleeds.
The decrease marks the second consecutive decline in the three-monthly series of construction output, indicating there could be a grim future ahead for the industry.
LiGHT 26, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to high-end lighting specification, returns to the Business Design Centre, London, on 18 and 19 November 2026.
Max Hayes, research, associate director at Cavendish, explores how planning reform, affordability and returns will shape the UK housing recovery and create opportunities across housebuilders and building materials.
Fast-paced building and construction materials manufacturing lines sit against a backdrop of slim margins, tight deadlines and continued industry expansion. With fears that new regulations could jeopardise the drive for efficiency, Rob Ellinor, global building and construction sector manager at Domino, explains how to print EU CPR-compliant GS1 2D codes without compromising manufacturing productivity.
Jon Fawcett, head of technical at Keyline Civils Specialist, asks why flooding and drought are treated as separate issues when they stem from the same fundamental problem.
Civil engineering is doing the heavy lifting, but a sluggish housing market and a nervous Treasury mean the industry still has a steep hill to climb, explains Drilon Baca, economist at Glenigan.
New research has revealed that local authorities are increasingly relying on additional fees from developers to resource the planning process, while delays continue to hold up deadlines for new housing.
Joe Billingham, chairman of Prosperity Group, discusses Section 106 and why the government's consultation on standard agreements is aimed at the wrong bottleneck.
Confidence in the global construction sector has fallen sharply over the past year, as organisations battle escalating cost pressures, supply chain disruption and persistent geopolitical instability.
The government must invest now to Get Britain Building, supporting UK manufacturers, home builders, and local economies at a time when weak demand is driving factory closures and job losses across the construction supply chain.
