G&T's latest survey of MEP contractors reveals a market still characterised by selective bidding, supply-side strain and persistent delivery risk, even as wider construction cost inflation has shown signs of stabilising. While demand from major sectors like data centres, healthcare, life sciences and infrastructure remains strong, contractors continue to report concerns about design maturity, risk transfer and capacity bottlenecks - all of which are driving more cautious behaviours in tendering.
Our latest survey results cover:
- Contractor financial performance and outlook
- Secured workloads
- Typical project overheads & profits and preliminaries costs
- M&E contractors' inflationary forecasts
- Labour rates and resource availability
- Preferred project size
- Successful tender ratio
- Materials supply issues and lead times
- Which sectors are providing the most work for M&E contractors
- Market pressures and risks facing the UK market
Download the full report here.
