{"id":167625,"date":"2026-11-13T09:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=167625"},"modified":"2026-11-13T09:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:17:12","slug":"uk-construction-growth-returning-supply-chain-payment-process-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/construction-technology-news\/uk-construction-growth-returning-supply-chain-payment-process-ready\/167625\/","title":{"rendered":"UK construction growth is returning \u2013 but is your supply chain\u00a0payment process ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glenigan\u2019s latest forecast signals a welcome return to growth for UK construction \u2013 but are contractors and their supply chains ready to capitalise on the opportunities ahead?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The outlook for UK construction is improving, with Glenigan forecasting a 13% recovery in industry output between 2025 and 2028. Following a challenging 2026, growth is expected to accelerate in 2027, driven by investment in education, healthcare, civil engineering and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/construction-technology-news\/racetrack-to-construction-technology-payapps-industry-annual-event\/167356\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent away day at Mercedes-Benz World<\/a>, Allan Wil\u00e9n, economics director at Glenigan, shared insights from the <em>Summer 2026\u20132028 Construction Industry Forecast<\/em>, highlighting the sectors set to lead the recovery and the opportunities ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But increased construction activity also means more payment applications, tighter deadlines and greater pressure on cashflow. For contractors and their supply chains, having efficient, transparent payment processes in place will be essential to managing growth and maintaining strong commercial relationships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does this recovery mean for your business? Which sectors are set to offer the biggest opportunities, and what can contractors do now to make sure their payment processes don&#8217;t become a barrier to growth?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.payapps.com\/blogs-uk\/a-return-to-growth-what-does-glenigans-uk-construction-industry-forecast-tells-us-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-outlook-id=\"dca168cf-ff24-4ff8-9eb5-57f63c40257e\">Read our full article<\/a> for a breakdown of Glenigan&#8217;s sector-by-sector forecasts, Allan Wil\u00e9n&#8217;s insights and practical considerations for getting your supply chain payment processes ready for the next phase of UK construction growth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenigan\u2019s latest forecast signals a welcome return to growth for UK construction \u2013 but are contractors and their supply chains ready to capitalise on the opportunities ahead?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":167627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38487],"tags":[464,172727,173203],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172497],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":["post-167625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-construction-technology-news","tag-contributor-profile","tag-featured","tag-payment-processes","stakeholder_rel_tag-payapps"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.8 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UK construction growth is returning \u2013 but is your supply chain\u00a0payment process ready? | Planning, Building &amp; 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