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[elongate] 09/2/2022 10:54

THINK Economic and Financial Analysis
9th February 2022

EU Construction Outlook: Contractors’ optimism rising despite building material shortages

More growth expected for EU construction sector

We expect further growth in the EU construction sector this year and next, despite a continuing shortage of some building materials. The EU Construction Confidence Indicator was positive at the start of 2022. Building volumes should be boosted by fresh investment from the EU recovery fund

In general, our EU Construction Outlook remains optimistic. Despite the shortages of building materials and structural shortages of labour, we expect further growth in the EU construction sector in 2022 and 2023. Building volumes can be boosted by new investments from the EU Recovery fund. Ongoing housing shortages and high house prices provide structural demand for new residential construction. Furthermore, non-residential construction will see a rebound as the Covid-crisis fades, and entrepreneurs are less reluctant to invest in new company premises or renovate their existing properties.

[elongate] 26/1/2022 10:41

26th January 2022

SIG UK has become a partner of the Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS), which will provide resources to help the supplier lead the conversation on sustainable building practices both internally and within its supply chain.

SIG UK will encourage suppliers to join the school, making use of the learning modules available and raising awareness of sustainable practices and prioritise using and contributing to the development of the Carbon Calculator Tool.

SIG will also be encouraging its supply chain to submit data for better insight into total carbon output and where improvements can be made.

Lorna Stork, the environment, sustainability and governance director for SIG UK, plans to use this partnership to raise awareness internally through creating 25 ‘ChampionsR17; within SIG UK, who will receive a custom development pathway, she hopes to embolden teams to lead sustainability conversations.

She commented: “I’m excited about the partnership with the SCSS, being able to lead the conversation and drive awareness for sustainability is a key goal for SIG UK. We’re keen to ensure our teams and supply chain are leaders in sustainable building and the school will be a key pathway making this happen.”

[elongate] 20/1/2022 13:34

Strengthening the team, continuing the policy of tempting previous talent back - formerly at Shi as Regional Sales Director NW, Sales Director Interiors, and Director Brand Strategy.

20th. January 2022
SIG UK has appointed Jason Hemingway as sales director for national accounts as he returns to the company.

With a career spanning 32 years in the construction industry including product manufacturing, distribution and, most recently, learning about the building services industry through a leading trade body, Jason is expertly placed to understand the requirements of both suppliers and customers.

Jason will focus on enhancing the national account offer and lead the account team. Through adding to the team’s expertise and understanding, they will be able to offer the full SIG UK product mix resulting in more customer-focused solutions.

Furthermore, through developing stronger relationships with suppliers and subcontractors, Jason plans to provide more a most holistic solution for customer projects. In achieving these, Jason hopes to further raise the profile of SIG UK within the world of major projects and contractors.

Commenting on his appointment, Jason said: “It’s an exciting time to join SIG UK, there has been a lot of positive change, putting customers fully in focus, and it’s great to see the enthusiasm the team have for this direction. I’m looking forward to being part of the journey for SIG UK in 2022.”

Watch the company, not the day’s price.

[elongate] 19/1/2022 20:08

2 entries. Delayed reporting. Probably direct between 2 parties and notified. A cool £million apiece. One out, one in?

19-Jan-22 13:17:12 41.70 3,021,000 Unknown* 42.00 42.24 1m
19-Jan-22 13:17:10 41.70. 3,021,000 Unknown* 42.00 42.24 1m

You can bet on one thing. Somebody has bought them. Watch the company, not the day’s price.

[elongate] 17/1/2022 14:32

hxxps://www.heatingandventilating.net/insulation-choice-key-in-reaching-carbon-target

The news from government, which will see Revised Building Regulations coming into play from June 2022, means all new buildings must reduce their carbon emissions. This includes a 30% reduction for new homes, while carbon emissions for new non-domestic properties must be reduced by 27%.

Insulation will ultimately have a major role to play in achieving these targets, however Jolyon Berg, head of technical at CCF, is urging those in the construction industry to evaluate product choices and maintain best practice. He explains, “Only with robust selection of the right products and correct installation, can all the benefits of insulation be realised. This obviously includes improved energy efficiency which helps to cut carbon emissions, but also includes a range of other factors.”

Ducks in a row. Quack Quack Quack

[zho] 14/1/2022 08:57

Construction output rose 3.5% in November

[elongate] 12/1/2022 09:12

The company has done well to turn around since CD and R took it on. Shi plan to grow this year. I do not refer to holders here, but on this particular main market share with private equity backing people would do better to follow directors’ ( who know what is happening ) transactions, rather than the whims of punters ( who don’t)

[blusteradjuster] 11/1/2022 08:28

So why are there supply issues? Self-fulfilling prophecy, anyone?


"As previously guided, the Group held higher than normal inventory levels at the year-end as part of the proactive strategy to optimise customer service, and especially so at a time of supply shortages."

[elongate] 11/1/2022 07:57

They are feeling robust foreseeing a tidy year as they work through orders supported by govt. tailwinds.

“notably with the increasingly robust Europe-wide commitments on energy efficiency and carbon reduction.”

“Our order books continue to be robust”

It continues to be all about the C D and R/Shi recovery plan - not COVID and the rest of it. C D and R has taken them successfully into the recovery process. With the recent refinancing done, I expect company expansion through new stores infilling gaps in coverage to commence in earnest this year as stated as part of Phase 2 - targeted and cost effective as opportunities arise.

[ayl30] 11/1/2022 07:26

Good rns , growth strategy continues to bear fruit

[skinny] 11/1/2022 07:01

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Highlights

-- 2021 a pivotal and productive year for the Group. Strong momentum exiting the year, with Return to Growth strategy delivering results ahead of plan

-- Full year and H2 sales growth of 8% and 15% respectively against the non Covid-affected 2019 comparators. Accelerating growth trend through the year, driven most notably by UK Interiors

-- Profitability increasingly positive, with the trading performance driving several upgrades during the year

-- Refinancing completed in late 2021 - providing a long-term platform to support strategic growth ambitions.

more.....

[elongate] 09/1/2022 09:43

December is done.
More comment greater context. Order numbers through supply chain.
Duncan Brock, Group Director at the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, said: “Though the overall index moved down slightly in December there was light at the end of the tunnel for builders in terms of the strongest order numbers since August, reduced pressure on business costs and some improved delivery times for essential materials.”

[zho] 09/1/2022 08:23

"Growth in the UK construction industry slowed in December ...." but ".... after severe disruption earlier this year, the number of construction firms reporting supplier delays dropped from 47% in November to 34% in December."

[elongate] 08/1/2022 21:14

Nil for Sig, who neither manufacture, plan, develop or build.
But possible benefits from any scheduled replacement of inadequate materials.

[elongate] 08/1/2022 21:12

Nil for Sig, who neither manufacture, plan, develop or build.
But possible benefits from any scheduled replacement of inadequate materials.

[jubberjim] 08/1/2022 20:16

Sorry for give read "Gove "

[jubberjim] 08/1/2022 20:14

Wonder what the "Give " effect will be
Will stay on sidelines on this and builders in general until more is known

[zho] 08/1/2022 12:50

Trading update on Tuesday. The 17/12/21 statement said that underlying operating profit would be "no less than £40m."

[km18] 23/12/2021 11:52

SIG plc is an emerging and innovative supplier of specialist building products and solutions, including ceiling tiles, grids, technical insulation, construction accessories, cladding and facade systems. Subsequently, the firm has a diversified funding structure since SIG plc is operating across 426 trading sites in the UK, which in turn enabled them to optimise operating profits. As a result, the plausible and enriching operations were effectively incorporated into the firm’s profitability, where operating profit is expected to surge from £3m to £40m in 2022. From a valuation perspective, SIG plc is trading at a P/E ratio of 23, slightly lower than its industry ‘s P/E ratio of 25, thus the security is undervalued and is expected to surge in value, as illustrated by the firm’s EPS growth of 293%.



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[elongate] 18/12/2021 10:30

Business is looking forward ( Shi non execs have ) So should you.

Firms expecting no slack in workloads next year as familiar names gather at head of top 150 list

By Dave Rogers17 December 2021

League table of biggest contractors and housebuilders returns after covid hiatus
Firms are expecting no let-up in workloads next year even though construction’s ongoing recovery from the pandemic has been clouded in recent days by escalating worries over the new Omicron variant.
As Building’s annual top 150 housebuilders and contractors table returns after a covid hiatus, the country’s biggest builders are remaining bullish despite the new variant of covid-19 forcing the prime minister to once again introduce restrictions including advice for staff to work from home where possible.
Mace chief executive Mark Reynolds said the firm’s turnover next year would be £2.2bn – £500m more than last year’s number and not too far off the record £2.35bn it recorded in 2018 – while Kier chief executive Andrew Davies said the country needed to take new covid variants in its stride.
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He told Building: “There’s a general realisation that we’re going to have to live with covid-19. Now the challenge is how to manage it dynamically within constantly-changing parameters, such as the latest guidance on Plan B. We need to run at it hard, this is a new phase and businesses need momentum.”
In a note put out at the start of the month, broker Numis said order books were currently at “very high levels” in a 10-year context and added: “We expect earnings growth across the sector in the next few years from high order books and government infrastructure investment not yet in order books.”

Stratford in east London is one of construction’s hotspots with a series of schemes being built as part of the legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games
It said: “Looking forward, all indicators point to a strong demand backdrop and we therefore think that trading through 2022 will be positive. In particular, on a medium term view we remain upbeat on the housebuilding, RMI and infrastructure end markets.”
Among the growth areas this year have been fit-out with both the big two, ISG and Morgan Sindall, reporting that order books and workloads have boomed – largely down to buoyant office work.
Incoming ISG chief executive Matt Blowers, who takes up his new position at the start of next month, said businesses had proved willing this year to spend large sums of money on upgrading offices with turnover in London alone, where it won a £100m-plus deal to overhaul Barclays’ Canary Wharf HQ in September, around the £600m mark this year.
“An office is a shop window into a business’s culture,” he said. “There is a massive war on talent not just in our sector but across the piece. People are investing significant money on getting their facilities in a great place to retain talent and attract the best.”
Morgan Sindall chief executive John Morgan added: “People said the office was dead. It’s not. It’s changing and covid has accelerated the existing trends rather than changed them.”
But firms are expecting rising inflation to dog costs next year with Reynolds expecting materials prices to keep rising in the first quarter.
He said the issue had meant around £100m of revenue it had expected this year had been pushed back into next and added: “Construction inflation has affected clients pushing the button and confirming projects. If a job is above the cost plan, people have to go back and get approval.”
In its note, Numis said firms could expect to see the cost of labour increase as the year progressed. “Whether product and materials inflation turn out to be transitory remains to be seen once supply disruptions ease. Regardless, in our view, labour will increasingly become an issue through 2022 and this is a key risk for the sector, both due to emerging wage inflation as well as labour shortages.”
And Kier’s Davies confirmed: “Inflation is clearly an issue. Labour and materials go hand in hand and it will depend on where you operate and what you’re building.” Others are warning that it will squeeze cashflows, especially for those firms which have fixed prices early on in the cycle……

There is commonality in that piece, and suppliers will not have as many challenges as builders.

[eringael] 17/12/2021 18:08

Hope the 1.2million trade is the end of the weakness, saying and doing all the right things but weakness continues

[elongate] 17/12/2021 16:46

BlackRock could just be behind that price weakness today, in the face of a strong trading statement.

[gargoyle2] 17/12/2021 14:55

If you're calculating EPS by dividing the market cap by the underlying operating profit (which gets to about 13), then I'm not sure that's using the right earnings number for a PE calculation.

Still good to see the menagement turning this around nicely though. Nice director buying recently too.

[gargoyle2] 17/12/2021 14:29

Which broker is forecasting that please?