Market Analysis
Autumn Market Update 2026
Contractor appetite is improving as workloads soften, but costs, financing and weak confidence still delay conversion. The market is more selective – not cheaper.
By Michael Urie
Main Contractor Survey July 2026
G&T’s latest Main Contractor Survey offers a detailed snapshot of market sentiment and emerging pressures in the UK construction industry.
By Michael Urie
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Market Update Q2 2026
Market Update Q2 2026
The UK construction market has entered Q2 in a more risk-sensitive position, with workload weakening, viability under pressure and project conversion slowing.
By Michael Urie
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M&E Contractor Survey
M&E Contractor Survey
G&T’s latest MEP contractor survey shows a busy but more selective market, with strong 2026 workload visibility but weaker confidence beyond.
By Michael Urie
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Why So Much UK Construction Work Still Isn’t Starting — and How the Industry Can Respond
Why So Much UK Construction Work Still Isn’t Starting — and How the Industry Can Respond
Understanding the Key Blockers Between Project Approval and Breaking Ground
By Michael Urie
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Market Update Q1 2026
Market Update Q1 2026
Our Q1 2026 Market Update is now available. Watch our latest film to explore this quarter’s key insights.
By Michael Urie
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M&E Contractor Survey
M&E Contractor Survey
G&T's latest survey of M&E contractors provides valuable insights into the current state of the UK MEP market.
By Michael Urie
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Market Update Q4 2025
Market Update Q4 2025
Our Q4 2025 Market Update is now available. Watch our latest film to explore this quarter’s key insights.
By Michael Urie
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Market Update Q3 2025
Market Update Q3 2025
Our Q3 2025 Market Update is now available! Watch our latest film to explore this quarter's key highlights. The UK construction market remains uncertain, but there are signs of resilience. Workloads are easing and pipeline gaps are emerging, but steady demand in key segments offer modest grounds for optimism.
By Melissa Savva
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Main Contractor Survey July 2025
Main Contractor Survey July 2025
G&T’s latest Main Contractor Survey offers a detailed snapshot of market sentiment and emerging pressures in the UK construction industry.
By Michael Urie
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Market Update Q2 2025
Market Update Q2 2025
Our Q2 2025 Market Update is now available! Watch our latest film to explore this quarter's key highlights. Investor caution, global uncertainty and economic headwinds are holding back construction demand. Recovery remains slow but easing inflation, better planning activity and potential rate cuts offer early signs of cautious optimism.
By Melissa Savva
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M&E Contractor Survey
M&E Contractor Survey
G&T's latest survey of M&E contractors provides valuable insights into the current state of the UK MEP market.
By Michael Urie
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Market Update Q4 2024
Market Update Q4 2024
Growth Potential: Boosted by Opportunity, Constrained by Capacity Our Q4 2024 Market Update is now available! Watch our latest film to explore this quarter's key highlights. The UK construction industry is poised for expansion, helped by a seemingly pro-construction government. However, there is a complex mix of high demand, caution and uncertainties affecting the market in the short to medium term.
By Michael Urie
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Market Update Q3 2024
Market Update Q3 2024
Our Market Update for Q3 2024 is now available! Watch our latest film to discover this quarter's highlights. As interest rate cuts and anticipated planning reforms spark hopes for a construction revival, will inflationary pressures resurface and how will contractor capacity constraints restrict future workload growth?
By Katie Coulson
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Main Contractor Survey
Main Contractor Survey
G&T’s latest Main Contractor Survey revealed a host of insights on the current state of the UK construction market. The contractors that responded to our survey are among the most time-served and financially secure construction companies trading
By Michael Urie
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M&E Contractor Survey
M&E Contractor Survey
G&T's latest survey of M&E contractors provides valuable insights into the current state of the UK MEP market. Although construction input cost inflation has returned to more normal levels, surveyed contractors remain concerned about labour cost pressures, supply chain insolvencies and the recent spike in copper prices.
By Michael Urie
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Market Update Q2 2024
Market Update Q2 2024
Watch our latest film to discover this quarter's highlights as the UK economy recovers from a shallow recession. With lower inflation, recent mortgage rate reductions and the prospect of interest rate cuts, a more stable market is emerging, offering new opportunities.
By Willem van Zyl
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Market Update Q1 2024
Market Update Q1 2024
Our Market Update Q1 2024 is now available! Explore our new film for the highlights from this quarter, where reassuring input cost trends and improving supply chain capacity are weighed against an uncertain growth outlook and supply chain concerns.
By Rachel Collins
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Market Update Q4 2023
Market Update Q4 2023
Our Market Update Q4 2023 is now available! Explore our new film for the highlights from this quarter, where early signs of softer sub-contractor pricing and improving supply chain capacity are weighed against a challenging debt market for new, speculative work.
By Andrew Browne
