Barbour ABI Joins UKCW Birmingham as Construction Reset Partner

Barbour ABI has been announced as the Official Construction Reset Partner of UK Construction Week Birmingham 2026 (NEC, September 29th to October 1st)

The partnership will also position the construction intelligence experts as headline sponsors of the Main Stage, using their data and insight to help inform the wider debate across the three-day conference programme.

Centred around three core themes - Building Better, Building Smarter and Building Responsibly - UKCW Birmingham will present a clear focus on the issues and opportunities that matter most to construction today. At the heart of The Construction Reset will be a refreshed Main Stage programme, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, clients, contractors, manufacturers and innovators.

A key driver of this narrative will be the role of data in supporting the Construction Reset - identifying the challenges, opportunities and providing the evidence the industry needs to make better decisions and deliver meaningful change.

Barbour ABI’s experts will play a pivotal role through data insight at UKCW Birmingham:

• Their experts will provide a short welcome and market insight at the start of the Main Stage programme each day
• Ed Griffiths, Head of Business and Client Analytics at Barbour ABI, will be one of the panellists for the Main Stage discussion Housing at Scale: The Race to 1.5 Million Homes (September 29th, 12.30pm - 1.15pm)
• Barbour ABI will also engage directly with visitors through two curated roundtables in the Build Connect Lounge - Planning reform: pipeline or promise? and The regional growth gap: where is the next opportunity really hiding?

Kate Perrin, Marketing Director at Barbour ABI (above) commented: "The partnership between Barbour ABI and UKCW is the perfect showcase for the value our data and insight bring to this industry, not just to shape the debate, but to move it on.

“Construction doesn't need to keep having the same conversations year after year. It needs evidence that points to what to do next, and that's exactly what we want this partnership to deliver”.

Martin Hurn, UKCW Birmingham Editorial Director, added: “We’re delighted to make this announcement; credible data is crucial for understanding the challenges and opportunities within construction, and Barbour ABI are ideally placed to help give the Construction Reset the substance and evidence it needs.”

Sponsored by Barbour ABI, Wyre, HotelPlanner, Zutec and Build Warranty, UKCW Birmingham will feature over 250 leading brands; 200 speakers and over 150 hours of CPD accredited seminars across four stages, alongside a series of built-for-purpose sections. Architect, TV presenter and UKCW ambassador, George Clarke will officially open the show and also host the Main Stage discussions on Day One (September 29th).

To find out more and to register free for UKCW Birmingham, visit https://register.visitcloud.com/survey/0hcnqiudc1lrv?actioncode=1000