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  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q3 2016

    New home planning ‘permissions’ up – but system remains a constraint The number of planning permissions granted for new homes in Q3 of this year remains high, HBF and Glenigan’s latest Housing Pipeline report shows, demonstrating the house building industry’s commitment to continuing to increase housing supply. Permissions for 76,242 homes were granted in England between […]

  • Construction Review & Forecast 2017

    UK construction activity has been buffeted during 2016 by economic and political uncertainties, but despite this, the economy has fared better than was widely predicted. But what does that mean for construction in 2017 and beyond? Our latest report, produced by our economics team, explores the opportunities and challenges that will face firms in the […]

  • Glenigan/JLL Commercial Index – Q3 2016

    Decline in new construction activity but some sectors show signs of resilience New construction activity fell back sharply in the wake of the Brexit vote, according to the Q3 2016 JLL and Glenigan UK Commercial Construction Activity Index.  The Index highlights that construction activity for the 12 months to September fell by 12.4% compared to […]

  • Glenigan/JLL Commercial Index – Q2 2016

    UK Commercial Construction Activity Index dips in 2016 Q2 The Glenigan / Jones Lang LaSalle Commercial Construction Activity Index for the 12 months to the end of June fell to £22.1 billion, down 3.7% on the previous quarter. This is in contrast to the robust level of activity witnessed last year when annual activity peaked […]

  • Glenigan Index – November 2016

    Weakening in industrial & commercial work hold back project starts  •    Starts in the three months to October were 5% lower than a year ago and 8% down on the previous three month. •    Non-residential project starts were 11% down on a year ago and 14% lower than during the three months to July 2016. […]

  • CBC Group

    Last updated 26th January 2021 CBC Construction & Property Group Blair Nimmo and Geoffrey Jacobs of KPMG LLP were appointed as Joint Administrators of Central Building Contractors (Glasgow) Limited on 29th April 2020. A statement said that in recent years, the company has suffered from challenging trading conditions in the construction sector and has encountered […]

  • Glenigan Index – October 2016

    Project starts slip back    Starts in the three months to September were 9% lower than a year ago and 15% down on the previous three month, dragged lower by falls in non-residential and civil engineering work. In contrast residential starts were 9% up on a year ago and 4% higher than during the preceding […]

  • Construction Industry KPI Report 2016

    This 36-page report, produced in partnership with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and endorsed by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Constructing Excellence, reveals a construction industry working hard to meet clients’ expectations and progressively improving its performance across a wide range of economic, social and environmental measures. The construction industry […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q2 2016

    Planning permissions remain strong in 2016 Q2 The number of planning permissions granted for new homes in Q2 of this year remained high. The HBF and Glenigan’s latest  Housing Pipeline report shows that, at 74,400 homes, the number of units approved during the quarter was unchanged on the first three months of 2016 and 24% up […]

  • Troup Bywaters + Anders

    Last updated March 27th 2021 Troup Bywaters + Anders Troup Bywaters + Anders is one of the UK’s leading M & E firms with a 50 year history and a strong reputation for design and technical consultancy across a wide range of markets. Operating as a building services engineers partnership, the firm works nationwide and […]

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