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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
From Constraint to Control: Delivering Long Duration Energy Storage under Cap and Floor
The UK’s energy transition is no longer constrained by how much renewable power can be generated, but by how effectively it can be stored and deployed when it is needed.
By Ian Woodcock
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Sustainability Recalibrated: Clarity in a More Selective Market
Sustainability Recalibrated: Clarity in a More Selective Market
For much of the last five years, sustainability has been characterised by acceleration. Targets were set with confidence, commitments became more ambitious and new frameworks emerged at pace.
By Richard Francis
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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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Scaling Timber: How Supply Chain Confidence Is Enabling Low-Carbon Delivery
Scaling Timber: How Supply Chain Confidence Is Enabling Low-Carbon Delivery
Mass timber has moved decisively beyond the margins of low-carbon experimentation. What began as a question of technical feasibility is now a test of delivery at scale, where confidence in supply, programme and performance is the defining measure of success.
By Oliver Booth
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The Two Greatest Challenges of Converting Offices into Hotels
The Two Greatest Challenges of Converting Offices into Hotels
In early 2024, we examined the emerging trend of office-to-hotel conversions and identified two fundamental challenges that would determine whether schemes succeeded or failed. Two years on, the trend has accelerated.
By Theo Constantinides
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A Renewed Commitment: Investing in Public Value
A Renewed Commitment: Investing in Public Value
As 2026 unfolds, public sector clients are reassessing not just what they invest in, but how investment decisions are made.
By Iain Campbell
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Mass Timber and Insurance: Understanding the Risk to Unlock the Opportunity
Mass Timber and Insurance: Understanding the Risk to Unlock the Opportunity
As mass timber moves from selective adoption to mainstream consideration, insurance has emerged as one of the most influential factors shaping its uptake.
By Matthias Holman
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Strategic Reinvention: Rethinking Value Across the Existing Commercial Estate
Strategic Reinvention: Rethinking Value Across the Existing Commercial Estate
As the commercial property market resets for 2026, a quiet but significant shift is underway. Faced with more selective, compliance-screened capital, high construction costs and ongoing pressure to decarbonise, owners and investors are re-examining long-held assumptions about how best to create value.
By Andrew Browne
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Reset and Rebalance: What Will Shape Construction in 2026?
Reset and Rebalance: What Will Shape Construction in 2026?
As the construction sector enters 2026, the prevailing mood is not one of acceleration or retrenchment but reset and rebalance. After several years shaped by inflationary pressure, labour and materials volatility, shifting occupier behaviour and political uncertainty, the market is settling into a more deliberate and selective phase.
By Daniel Wynne
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Advanced Manufacturing Is A Huge Opportunity, But Only If Challenges Are Mitigated
Advanced Manufacturing Is A Huge Opportunity, But Only If Challenges Are Mitigated
The UK government’s modern industrial strategy, published in June 2025, set out a 10-year plan to strengthen eight key sectors, including advanced manufacturing. It committed £2.8B to research and development in advanced manufacturing and to specific support, such as a 90% national grid discount for energy-intensive sectors.
By Chris Lewis
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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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2025 Autumn Budget
2025 Autumn Budget
On an unusual Budget day, the Office of Budget Responsibility announced, and the Chancellor later confirmed, a number of initiatives that will have a direct impact on the construction and property sectors.
By Chris Ranson
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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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From R&D Space To GMP Facilities: Everything Developers Need To Know About Creating Life Sciences Space
From R&D Space To GMP Facilities: Everything Developers Need To Know About Creating Life Sciences Space
In July, the government allocated £520M towards the UK’s life sciences sector development and outlined its goal to lead Europe in the sector by 2030, and rank third globally behind the U.S. and China by 2035.
By Daniel Webster
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Delivering Efficient and Sustainable Infrastructure in Ireland: From Fragmentation to Coherence
Delivering Efficient and Sustainable Infrastructure in Ireland: From Fragmentation to Coherence
Ireland’s commitment to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future demands nothing short of a national transformation—across energy, transport, industry, and the built environment.
By Michael Urie
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Unlocking the Mid-Market Opportunity in Later Living: A Construction Perspective
Unlocking the Mid-Market Opportunity in Later Living: A Construction Perspective
By 2043, nearly one in four people in the UK will be over 651. Yet while demand for age-appropriate housing is growing, supply remains heavily polarised between high-end retirement villages and subsidised affordable housing.
By David Elsmore
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Reindustrialisation and Regional Regeneration: Construction’s Role in Economic Renewal
Reindustrialisation and Regional Regeneration: Construction’s Role in Economic Renewal
As the UK transitions into a new era of economic and industrial policy, construction is poised to play a vital role in reshaping the national landscape.
By Chris Lewis
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Spending Review 2025: A Delivery System Under Pressure
Spending Review 2025: A Delivery System Under Pressure
The ambition is clear, but delivery remains the real test. As a trusted advisor to public clients across sectors, Gardiner & Theobald (G&T) understands the complexity of turning funding into tangible, value-led outcomes. Our insight into delivery mobilisation, governance and strategic programme control offers a lens through which to view the challenges ahead.
By Michael Urie
