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M&E Contractor Survey October 2026
The October 2026 G&T MEP Contractor Survey captures the views of 25 specialist MEP contractors on workload, pricing, labour, supply chain and market conditions.
By Michael Urie
Façades, Windows & Brickwork Contractor Survey
This first G&T Façades, Windows & Brickwork Contractor Survey captures the views of nine specialist contractors on workload, pricing labour, supply-chain and regulatory pressures. It looks beneath headline market sentiment to test the depth and resilience of the specialist supply chain – from securing workload and available capacity to lead times, cost recovery and package risks.
By Michael Urie
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Autumn Market Update 2026
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
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Strengthening National Capability: Five Foundations for Better Infrastructure Delivery
Strengthening National Capability: Five Foundations for Better Infrastructure Delivery
Major infrastructure programmes can come under pressure for a number of recurring reasons.
By Jason Fowler
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The State is Back in the Cost Plan
The State is Back in the Cost Plan
How domestic industrial policy is reshaping construction cost and risk.
By Michael Urie
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How Do You Design Better Mental Health Environments?
How Do You Design Better Mental Health Environments?
For mental healthcare, the built environment carries a particular responsibility. Whether the project involves an inpatient ward, crisis facility or specialist community setting, the estate forms part of the care model.
By Alexander Zambellas
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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 May 2026
M&E Contractor Survey May 2026
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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Housing Delivery in Ireland: Why Are Projects Stalling and What Happens Next?
Housing Delivery in Ireland: Why Are Projects Stalling and What Happens Next?
An inside view of how viability, planning and risk are shaping real-world housing delivery decisions.
By Alex Bell
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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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From Constraint to Control: Delivering Long Duration Energy Storage under Cap and Floor
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?
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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
