Market Data

Brick delivery data a useful guide to state of the market

UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data, explains Noble…

1 year ago

Good times coming for the window and door industry

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales in Q4 2023 were -5.7% down compared…

1 year ago

Monthly price rises a feature for construction products

Data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed month-on-month prices rises for PVC-U windows and doors in 2023. For…

1 year ago

Residential sector rises amid overall decline in UK construction starts

In the latest release of its Construction Index, Glenigan, a leading insight expert in the industry, has provided an in-depth…

2 years ago

Nothing left to chance

In the lastest Business Pilot Barometer, Neil Cooper-Smith, Senior Analyst, Business Pilot explains that: "2023 was, most would agree, a tough year…

2 years ago

Turn down the mood music

I ended last month’s Barometer by asking if we could see a positive end to a tricky year, writes Neil…

2 years ago

Sluggish construction-starts tempered by surge in planning approvals

Construction industry insight and intelligence expert Glenigan has released the November 2023 edition of its Construction Review. The Review focuses…

2 years ago

Construction contract awards fell 23% in September

The UK construction industry continued to struggle with spending down 23% in September and planning approvals also down 13% according…

2 years ago

Are we turning a corner?

Neil Cooper-Smith, Senior Analyst, Business Pilot writes: “The headline figure this month is that at 47.4, sales are up 5.8%…

2 years ago

Fenestration industry sees significant drop in demand, reveals Insight Data

Recent analysis carried out by the leading data specialists Insight Data shows that only 26% of businesses are recording higher…

3 years ago