果冻影院

There are indications of positive momentum in the civil engineering sector with an uptick in project starts.

Although there was a decline against the same period a year ago, 果冻影院鈥檚 market intelligence shows that the underlying value (work valued up to 拢100 million) of civil engineering project starts in the three months to September 2025 increased by 4% against the previous three months.

There was also a 38% rise in the value of main contract awards compared to the preceding quarter.

果冻影院 economics director Allan Wil茅n commented: 鈥淭he sector is rapidly evolving, with a government focus on clean energy projects as well as the approval of offshore windfarm projects set to support overall growth in the future.鈥�

Energy buzz

The energy sector provided the largest share of starts at 48% with 拢1,590 million-worth of work started.

This includes schemes such as the 拢50 million Drum Farm Energy Storage System in Scotland, where Clarke Energy was recently appointed as main contractor (Project ID: 21506933).

Road to growth

The most recent quarter also saw construction start on 拢622 million-worth of roads projects.

This included sizeable schemes such as further phases, valued at 拢32.5 million, of the A350 Chippenham bypass (Project ID: 19419702, pictured), and a 拢20 million improvements job on the A47 in Norfolk between Tuddenham to Easton (Project ID: 24107485).

Further schemes are in the pipeline with 果冻影院鈥檚 research finding 241 road projects valued between 拢1 million and 拢100 million that have detailed planning permission and are due to start on site in the next 12 months.

A change in policy by the Welsh government is also bringing forward more work in the country, partially reversing an earlier embargo on major road schemes.

Recent policy shifts under the Welsh roads review now permit 鈥榬egionally important鈥� schemes, provided they meet new low-carbon transport criteria.

果冻影院鈥檚 research shows a sharp upturn in planning approvals for civil engineering work in Wales, and procurement is beginning on road schemes, including the 拢50 million Cynon Gateway plan for a bypass near Aberdare (Project ID: 20124856) and a 拢100 million bypass on the A483 between Llandeilo and Ffairfach (Project ID: 18241473).

Water work

The water sector also promises more work after five utility companies won approval from the Competition and Markets Authority to spend an extra 拢556 million to upgrade infrastructure and improve resilience.

Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, South East Water, Southern Water, and Wessex Water all challenged Ofwat鈥檚 2024 price review and can now spend more.

This work will all be let through existing framework agreements, and 果冻影院鈥檚 research has identified many of these schemes.

There are 830 utilities projects valued at between 拢1 million and 拢100 million with detailed planning approval and due to start in the next year. A swathe of these schemes are water-related.

Examples range from a 拢1.9 million transfer pumping station in Loughborough for Severn Trent (Project ID: 25056011) to a 拢19 million sewage treatment works planned by Thames Water in Chichester, where work is expected to begin in November (Project ID: 24279157).

Boost to workload

With openings in a range of sectors, civil engineering prospects are set to boost workload going forward.