{"id":158678,"date":"2026-01-26T13:27:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=158678"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:29:13","slug":"mace-consult-market-view-reports-surge-in-new-orders-in-construction-but-on-site-activity-stalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/mace-consult-market-view-reports-surge-in-new-orders-in-construction-but-on-site-activity-stalled\/158678\/","title":{"rendered":"Mace Consult Market View reports surge in new orders in construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mace Consult has published its latest quarterly Market View on UK construction, highlighting that new orders increased by 9.8% in Q3 2025. On a rolling four-quarter basis, new orders are now at their highest level since Q2 2023<\/h2>\n<p>With the ongoing economic backdrop however, any renewed momentum backed by public sector investment in infrastructure is yet to inspire new work on the ground, which witnessed a small 0.2% decline in the third quarter, the first time it has slipped since Q2 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In a wider context, despite this quarterly decline, new work is up 1.8% on Q3 2024, with public non-housing and private industrial both more than 20% higher than a year ago. This highlights a lack of consistency across sectors and underscores how all new work is yet to truly turn a corner.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the rise in new orders, there remains a question mark over the future capacity of the market, with falls in workforce jobs and the number of construction employees, and vacancies dropping to their lowest level since the pandemic.<\/p>\n<h3>Significant infrastructure projects could shore up future growth<\/h3>\n<p>Taking this data into account, alongside material prices slowly ticking up, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/mace-construct-rebrand-incoming-company-shifts-2026\/158467\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mace Consult<\/a> has left its tender prices unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>New orders should boost output in 2026, with more large schemes like <a href=\"https:\/\/eastwestrail.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East West Rail <\/a>and the TransPennine Upgrade coming to market in the next few years, but patience is required before construction on site gets going.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver North, director of Cost and Commercial Management, UK and Europe at Mace Consult, commented:\u202f\u201cWith growth uneven across sectors, the UK construction sector is navigating a landscape defined by a mix of renewed momentum and persistent challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNonetheless, strengthening new orders signal opportunity, although with market capacity in mind clients should consider early engagement strategies and broaden procurement approaches to encourage interest from a wider pool of suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we head further into 2026, in light of the ongoing economic backdrop, it seems vital that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/pm-announces-major-northern-rail-investment-package\/149857\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government backed projects continue<\/a> in order to support the sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mace Consult has published its latest quarterly Market View on UK construction, highlighting that new orders increased by 9.8% in Q3 2025. 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