CPA Construction Industry Forecast Winter 2026
Overall, construction output is forecast to rise by only 1.7% in 2026, primarily driven by new work, a significant revision down from previous forecasts.
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Timber Topics January 2026 | Fencing
As cold weather approaches, make sure you have sufficient stock of fence panels so that customers can fulfil any repair work if the UK faces heavy storms over the coming months. TDUK is also reminding all merchants to make sure your teams know the different timber treatment Use Classes, so...
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Timber Topics December 2025 | EPD Database
Don’t forget you can explore Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for a wide range of timber products through Timber Development UK’s online EPD database.
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Timber Topics November 2025 | C16 vs C24 timber
C16 and C24 are the two main strength classes of structural softwood timber available in the UK. Many merchants stock and recommend C24 by default, but in fact homegrown C16 timber is perfectly suitable for use in many general construction applications. This month, we explore the differences between the two...
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CPA Construction Industry Forecast Autumn 2025
Overall, total construction output is forecast to grow by 1.1% in 2025 and 2.8% in 2026, which is a significant revision down from the 1.9% in 2025 and 3.7% in 2026 in the previous forecast.
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Regional Construction Hotspots in Great Britain 2025
This annual regional report, made in partnership between the CPA and Barbour ABI, analyses construction contract awards at a high level of regional granularity, firstly to identify pockets of growth or contraction – hotspots and coldspots – in regional activity and secondly, to offer a forward-looking indication of growth by...
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Timber Topics October 2025 | Wood Campus
Timber Development UK has launched Wood Campus, a brand-new online school designed to provide flexible, accessible training for merchants and timber professionals. The platform offers more than 60 courses and hundreds of hours of potential learning.
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Timber Topics September 2025 | Mouldings
For this month’s Timber Topics we’re looking at the profitable sector of timber mouldings, and how merchants can use them to boost profit margins and maximise sales.
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Timber Topics August 2025 | Timber Use Classes
Do you know your Use Classes? The way treated timber must be described in merchants and on site has changed. It’s up to you to understand what Use Class the treated timber products you stock have been treated to, and where it is safe for them to be used. TDUK...
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CPA Construction Industry Forecast Summer 2025
Construction output in 2025 and 2026 is likely to be an improvement on 2023 and 2024. However, with slower economic growth forecast and fewer interest rate cuts expected than before the Government’s Autumn Budget last year, the construction recovery is likely to be more gradual than in the CPA’s Autumn...
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