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.
This Month's Contributors
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Chris Boyce
Chris works extensively across the Higher Education and Life Sciences sectors, advising clients on the strategic modernisation of their building portfolios.
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Ben Walker
Ben is a dedicated and detail-oriented project manager with a strong track record of delivering successful projects for public and private sector clients across commercial, residential, industrial and higher education sectors.
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Adele Brooks
Adele focuses on decarbonisation, leading the delivery of carbon-free campuses, buildings and programmes.
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Chris Lewis
Chris joined G&T in 2014 and has extensive experience providing cost, project management and procurement advisory services to clients across the North-East of England.
High-Performance Higher Education Estates: How Do You Deliver Value in a More Selective Market?
Universities are investing more carefully in their estates than at any point in a generation. With tuition fee income constrained, international student recruitment under pressure and construction costs still elevated, institutions that once maintained ambitious capital pipelines are now making harder choices ߣߣÊÓƵapp what actually gets built.
By Chris Boyce
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How Are Better Decisions Shaping Long-Term Residential Performance?
How Are Better Decisions Shaping Long-Term Residential Performance?
By Matt Bartlett
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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Strategic Reinvention: Rethinking Value Across the Existing Commercial Estate
Strategic Reinvention: Rethinking Value Across the Existing Commercial Estate
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?
By Daniel Wynne
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. Project delays are driven less by contractor capacity than by client-side affordability, viability and slower decision-making.
Middle East Conflict: Implications for Construction
Escalating tensions involving Iran are driving renewed volatility in global energy markets, with direct implications for construction. Oil and gas prices have risen and remain highly sensitive to disruption, particularly given the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz to global energy supply.
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
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
By Ian Woodcock
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Sustainability Recalibrated: Clarity in a More Selective Market
Sustainability Recalibrated: Clarity in a More Selective Market
By Richard Francis
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The Two Greatest Challenges of Converting Offices into Hotels
The Two Greatest Challenges of Converting Offices into Hotels
By Theo Constantinides
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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
By Chris Lewis
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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Delivering Efficient and Sustainable Infrastructure in Ireland: From Fragmentation to Coherence
Delivering Efficient and Sustainable Infrastructure in Ireland: From Fragmentation to Coherence
By Michael Urie
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Rail Infrastructure: Transforming Ireland’s Network by 2050
Rail Infrastructure: Transforming Ireland’s Network by 2050
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
By Oliver Booth
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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
By Matthias Holman
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Revisited: Mass Timber Commercial Developments – What do you need to know?
Revisited: Mass Timber Commercial Developments – What do you need to know?
By Michael Urie
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Leasing and Sales of Mass Timber Offices
Leasing and Sales of Mass Timber Offices
By Michael Urie
