UK construction activity August 2026: Offices
Offices overview 24 per cent decrease in project starts year‑on‑year 24 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year 147 per cent increase in detai…


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Offices overview 24 per cent decrease in project starts year‑on‑year 24 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year 147 per cent increase in detai…

Industrial overview 49 per cent decrease in project starts year‑on‑year 9 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year 16 per cent increase in deta…

Hotel & leisure overview 2 per cent decrease in project starts year‑on‑year 761 per cent increase in main contract awards from last year 24 per cent increase i…

Health overview 13 per cent increase in project starts against the previous year 1,852 per cent rise in main contract awards year-on-year 71 per cent increase…

Education overview 33 per cent decline in project starts against the previous year 84 per cent rise in main contract awards year-on-year Flat detailed planning…

Community & amenity overview 25 per cent increase in project starts year‑on‑year 14 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year 123 per cent incre…

Health overview 32 per cent increase in project starts against the previous year. 634 per cent rise in main contract awards year-on-year. 65 per cent increase…

Industrial overview 43 per cent decrease in project starts year‑on‑year. 7 per cent increase in main contract awards from last year. 147 per cent increase in d…

Hotel & leisure overview 17 per cent decrease in project starts year‑on‑year. 787 per cent increase in main contract awards from last year. 56 per cent increas…

Offices overview 3 per cent decrease in project starts year‑on‑year. 9 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year. 54 per cent increase in detail…

Education overview 44 per cent decline in project starts against the previous year. 166 per cent rise in main contract awards year-on-year. 20 per cent increas…

Infrastructure overview 171 per cent increase in project starts against the previous year. 85 per cent rise in main contract awards year-on-year. 37 per cent f…

Community & amenity overview 34 per cent decrease in project starts year‑on‑year. 182 per cent increase in main contract awards from last year. 95 per cent inc…

Industrial overview 37 per cent decline in project starts against the previous year. 63 per cent fall in main contract awards compared with the previous year.…

Retail overview 9 per cent decline in project starts against the previous year. 6 per cent fall in main contract awards compared to the previous year. 6 per ce…

Hotel & leisure overview 47 per cent decline in project starts against the previous year. 23 per cent fall in main contract awards compared to the previous yea…

Health overview 5 per cent decline in project starts against the previous year. 26 per cent fall in main contract awards compared to the previous year. 74 per…

Education overview 2 per cent rise in project starts against the previous year. 25 per cent increase in main contract awards year-on-year. 9 per cent rise in d…

Infrastructure overview 73 per cent rise in project starts against the previous year. 16 per cent increase in main contract awards year-on-year. 57 per cent fa…

Community & amenity overview 75 per cent decline in project starts against the previous year. 64 per cent fall in main contract awards compared to the previous…

Industrial overview 19 per cent decrease in project starts year‑on‑year 64 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year to £534m 40 per cent increa…

Offices overview 84 per cent increase in project starts year‑on‑year 73 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year 9 per cent increase in detaile…

Retail overview 17 per cent increase in project starts year‑on‑year Main contract awards continued to weaken, falling by 21 per cent year‑on‑year 57 per cent i…

Education overview 20 per cent increase in project starts year on year 6 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year to £1.04bn 3 per cent increas…

Infrastructure overview 38 per cent decrease in project starts year on year 55 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year to £3.369bn 81 per cent…

Project-starts declined rose and main contract awards increased on the quarter but remained below last year's level. Detailed planning approvals also fell acro…

Housing overview 2 per cent decrease in year‑on‑year 9 per cent increase in main contract awards from last year 17 per cent increase in detailed planning appro…

Industrial overview 28 per cent decrease in year-on-year. 55 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year. 18 per cent decrease in detailed plannin…

Offices overview 217 per cent increase in year‑on‑year 57 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year 30 per cent increase in detailed planning ap…

Education overview 2 per cent decline in against the previous year. 1 per cent fall in main contract awards year-on-year. 34 per cent decrease in detailed plan…

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