{"id":154139,"date":"2025-08-14T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T06:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=154139"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:16:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:16:54","slug":"stability-on-the-horizon-for-uk-construction-reports-mcbains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/stability-on-the-horizon-for-uk-construction-reports-mcbains\/154139\/","title":{"rendered":"Stability on the horizon for UK construction, reports McBains"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/apollostrategic-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/r\/personal\/david_hands_apollostrategiccomms_com\/Documents\/Attachments\/McBains%20Construction%20Market%20Report%20-%20Summer%202025%20(1).pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=vcGDbX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The McBains Construction Market Report \u2013 Summer<\/a> forecasts a gradual recovery supported by easing inflation, falling interest rates, and targeted public investment \u2014 yet warns that persistent headwinds demand strategic agility from developers, contractors, and investors<\/h2>\n<p>After years of turbulence driven by Brexit, COVID, and geopolitical shocks from Ukraine to the Middle East, the UK construction sector is edging towards stability.<\/p>\n<p>UK GDP is expected to grow by 1.0% in 2025 and 1.9% in 2026, below pre-pandemic norms but signalling a stabilising climate. Interest rates, which peaked at 5.25% in 2023, have eased to 4.25% by mid-2025 and are projected to reach 3.75% by year-end. Central banks in Europe and the US are also moving towards lower rates, indicating a coordinated shift that could ease financing costs globally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/more-than-100000-construction-firms-in-distress-begbies-traynor-reports\/153799\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Risks remain from lingering inflation<\/a>, geopolitical instability, and trade tensions. New US tariffs on imported materials may raise input costs for UK projects, though diverted steel exports could temporarily soften domestic prices.<\/p>\n<h3>Sector growth forecasts<\/h3>\n<p>UK construction output is projected to reach \u00a3168.6bn in 2025, up 1.9% year-on-year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Private Housing: +4.0% in 2025, +7.0% in 2026, driven by government targets of 1.5m new homes by 2029.<\/li>\n<li>Infrastructure: +1.8% in 2025, +4.5% in 2026, led by energy transition and water schemes under the new NISTA.<\/li>\n<li>Industrial: +1.0% in 2025, +2.6% in 2026, supported by logistics and advanced manufacturing.<\/li>\n<li>Commercial: Slow rebound due to muted investor confidence and shifting workplace demand.<\/li>\n<li>Build-to-Rent: Remains buoyant, while public-sector regeneration continues to underpin workloads regionally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Building Safety Act effect<\/h3>\n<p>The Building Safety Act 2022 is reshaping delivery for Higher-Risk Buildings through stricter approvals, competency requirements, and digital \u201cGolden Thread\u201d record-keeping. While improving safety, these changes can extend timelines by up to 36 weeks and raise costs. Early regulator engagement, front-loaded compliance investment, and adapted procurement strategies are now essential.<\/p>\n<h3>Cost pressures and labour shortages<\/h3>\n<p>Tender prices are forecast to rise 15% between mid-2025 and mid-2030, with 10% of that growth concentrated in 2025\u20132028. Labour shortages are acute: over 500,000 workers are expected to retire within 15 years, while apprenticeship uptake fell 11% in 2023. Wage growth (+4.6% YoY in Q1 2025) is outpacing many sectors. Material prices remain mixed, with declines in fabricated structural steel (-10%) but increases in precast concrete (+5.1%).<\/p>\n<h3>Procurement and risk management<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/2025-administrations-keep-up-with-latest-construction-companies-collapse\/147257\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Record insolvencies<\/a> \u2014 4,056 construction firms collapsed in the year to May 2025 \u2014 are driving risk-averse behaviour among contractors. Emerging strategies include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resurgence of Construction Management models<\/li>\n<li>Splitting M&amp;E packages into smaller contracts<\/li>\n<li>Co-investment models aligning contractor and client returns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These approaches mirror trends in the US and Middle East for complex, high-value schemes.<\/p>\n<h3>Lessons from abroad<\/h3>\n<p>Q1 2025 saw UK construction material exports rise 1.5% while imports fell 0.8%, narrowing the trade gap. Shifts in steel trade flows may ease prices short-term but threaten producer viability. Globally, Europe faces the same labour shortages as the UK, the US is navigating cost pressures from tariffs, and Asia-Pacific offers lessons in compliance-driven delivery.<\/p>\n<h3>Strategic priorities for senior leaders<\/h3>\n<p>To navigate the next five years, McBains identifies five priorities:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Lock in material prices early to manage cost inflation.<\/li>\n<li>Build talent pipelines to address looming labour gaps.<\/li>\n<li>Adapt procurement models for flexibility and risk-sharing.<\/li>\n<li>Turn compliance into a competitive edge under the BSA.<\/li>\n<li>Track global policy shifts affecting supply chains and capital flows.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With interest rates falling, inflation easing, and targeted investment flowing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/rics-construction-monitor-q2-2025-provides-modest-optimism\/153915\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the sector is moving into a phase of cautious optimism<\/a>. Firms prepared to adapt, innovate, and engage early in project planning will be best positioned to convert stability into sustainable growth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The McBains Construction Market Report \u2013 Summer forecasts a gradual recovery supported by easing inflation, falling interest rates, and targeted public investment \u2014 yet warns that persistent headwinds demand strategic agility from developers, contractors, and investors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":154141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[172800,908,173126,660],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-154139","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-planning-construction-news","8":"tag-building-safety-act","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-reports-and-analysis","11":"tag-skills-shortage"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Stability on the horizon for UK construction, reports McBains | Planning, Building &amp; 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