Australia’s Construction Outlook 2027 On Tuesday 20 October, Hubexo hosted its Construction Outlook Leadership Forum at QT Sydney. The closed-door session brought industry leaders together for a preview of the Construction Outlook for 2027. The afternoon opened with a presentation of Part 1 of the report by Ashleigh Porter, President APAC at Hubexo. A panel […]
Momentum builds, the bar rises Australia’s construction industry enters 2027 with a substantial project pipeline and a forecast rise in commencements, alongside a higher threshold for turning projects into construction. After several years shaped by cost escalation, labour shortages, insolvencies and shifting interest rates, Australia’s construction industry heads into 2027 with greater forward momentum. New […]
Consents climb, capacity lags After several years of falling consents, rising costs and company failures, New Zealand’s construction market has stopped contracting. Approvals are up, relatively little is leaving the pipeline, and the total value of commencements is forecast to increase over the year ahead. What has not recovered is the sector’s capacity to deliver. […]
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As New Zealand’s construction sector continues to face challenging market conditions, industry leaders gathered at Hubexo’s Construction League panel at BuildNZ 2026 to discuss where the market is heading, the sectors driving growth, and the structural changes needed to unlock the next phase of the industry. The panel coincided with the release of Hubexo’s 2026 Construction League report, which ranks New Zealand’s top 50 builders by the total value […]