Table of Contents
Executive Summary
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- The market
- Health segment spending boosts market to positive growth
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- Figure 1: UK annual construction output on schools, universities and hospitals, non-seasonally adjusted, 2014-18
- Figure 2: UK new construction orders by segment and sector, 2014-18
- Companies and brands
- Companies set to benefit from renewed and reformed public activity
- What we think
Issues and Insights
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- Unaddressed estate issues will increase maintenance costs
- The facts
- The implications
- Pivot towards public investment offers a chance to normalise new practices
- The facts
- The implications
The Market – What You Need to Know
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- Construction orders rebound from a three-year fall
- £1 billion health segment bounce-back tips the market back into growth
- New hospital commitments will expand health segment market value
Market Size
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- Figure 3: UK market for new construction of schools, universities and hospitals, 2014-18
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Market Segmentation
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- Health segment’s bounce-back returns market to growth
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- Figure 4: UK new construction orders by segment and sector, 2014-18
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- Figure 5: Change in new orders by segment and sector, 2014-18
- Education
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- Figure 6: UK new construction orders, education segment, 2014-18
- Schools
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- Figure 7: Number of schools by nation and type, 2018
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- Figure 8: Number of UK schools by type, 2014-18
- Universities
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- Figure 9: Number of UK universities by nation, 2017-18
- Figure 10: UK university estate features by nation, 2017-18
- Health
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- Figure 11: NHS number of beds and occupancy rates, England Q1 2014-15 – Q2 2019-20
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- Figure 12: UK new construction orders by sector, health segment, 2014-18
Schools
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- Restricted capital funding has worsened capacity and estate condition
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- Figure 13: UK pupil to school ratio, 2003-19
- Funding in England
- Basic Need funding
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- Figure 14: Regional changes in Basic Need allocation, 2011/12 – 2017/18
- School condition funding
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- Figure 15: English schools’ public capital funding, £ million, 2015/16 – 2019/20
- Capital maintenance funding for MATs
- Funding in Scotland
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- Figure 16: Department for Education and Skills’ annual capital budget, 2014/15 – 2018/19
- Schools for the Future
- Learning Estate Investment Programme
- Funding in Wales
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- Figure 17: Total expenditure on school improvement, Wales, £ million, 2013/14 – 2018/19
- 21st Century Schools Programme
Universities
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- 2012 funding reforms continue to drive competitiveness
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- Figure 18: Change in student numbers, top and bottom five universities, 2012/13 – 2017/18
- Residential sector
- Funding channels
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- Figure 19: UK universities sector capital expenditure and sources, £, 2015/16 – 2017/18
- England
- Scotland
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- Figure 20: SFC capital maintenance funding, 2017/18 – 2019/20
- Wales
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- Figure 21: HEFCW capital expenditure, £ million, 2017/18 – 2019/20
Hospitals
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- Summary of estates
- England
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- Figure 22: NHS England site profile, 2018-19
- Scotland
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- Figure 23: NHS Scotland hospital profile, 2017
- Wales
- Funding channels
- England
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- Figure 24: DHSC real-term revenue and capital budgets, 2010/11 – 2018/19
- Figure 25: Capital investment by type, £ million, 2017/18 and 2018/19
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- Figure 26: Costs to eradicate backlog maintenance by risk level, £ million 2015/16 – 2018/19
- Scotland
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- Figure 27: Health and Sports departmental capital expenditure, £ million, 2014/15 – 2018/19
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- Figure 28: NHS Scotland backlog maintenance risk profile, 2017
- Wales
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- Figure 29: Department for Health and Social Services capital expenditure, 2014/15 – 2019/20
- Figure 30: NHS Wales capital expenditure, selected categories, £ million, 2016/17 and 2017/18
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- Figure 31: NHS Wales costs to eradicate maintenance backlogs, by type and board, £ million, 2017
Companies and Brands – What You Need to Know
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- Sector undeterred by Brexit due to public investment
- Capital Frameworks are a source of sustainable growth
Industry Structure
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- Changes in industry structure
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- Figure 32: Changes in the structure of construction of commercial buildings activities, number of businesses and outlets, 2015-19
- Structure by employment
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- Figure 33: Changes in employment structure for construction of commercial buildings activities, number of outlets by employment level, 2018 and 2019
- Structure by turnover
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- Figure 34: Changes in financial structure for construction of commercial buildings activities, number of businesses by turnover band, 2018 and 2019
Company Profiles
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- Balfour Beatty
- Recent company activity
- Financial information
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- Figure 35: Financial analysis of Balfour Beatty, 2014-18
- Galliford Try
- Recent company activity
- Financial information
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- Figure 36: Financial analysis of Galliford Try, 2015-19
- Interserve
- Recent company activity
- Financial information
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- Figure 37: Financial analysis of Interserve, 2014-18
- Skanska UK
- Recent company activity
- Financial information
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- Figure 38: Financial analysis of Skanska UK, 2014-18
- Willmott Dixon Construction
- Recent company activity
- Financial information
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- Figure 39: Financial analysis of Willmott Dixon Construction, 2014-18
Appendix – Data Sources, Abbreviations and Supporting Information
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- Abbreviations
- Methodology
Further Sources and Contacts
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- Trade associations
- British Constructional Steelwork Association
- Chartered Institute of Building
- Confederation of Construction Specialists
- Construction Confederation
- Construction Industry Council
- Construction Industry Research & Information Association
- Institution of Planning Supervisors
- Major Projects Association
- National Federation of Builders
- Association of Building Component Manufacturers
- The Building Centre
- Trade magazines
- The Builder (Monthly)
- Builder & Engineer (Monthly)
- Building (Weekly)
- Building & Construction (Quarterly)
- Building News (Alt-Months)
- Building Research & Information (Bi-Monthly)
- Construction Europe (Monthly)
- Construction Forum (Alternate Months)
- Construction Magazine (Monthly)
- Construction Manager (10 issues per year)
- Construction News (Weekly)
- Constructor (Monthly)
- Contract Journal (Weekly)
- ESI Building Products (Annual)
- International Construction (Monthly)
- Premier Construction (Monthly)
- Professional Builder (11 issues per year)
- Public Sector Building (six issues per year)
- QS Week
- Trade events
- 100% Detail
- Futurebuild
- London Build 2020
- National Construction Expo
- UK Construction Week
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