Barbour ABI has been named Official Construction Reset Partner of UK Construction Week Birmingham 2026, taking on headline sponsorship of the event’s Main Stage.
The event runs at the NEC from 29 September to 1 October. Under the partnership, the construction intelligence firm’s data and insight will help inform debate across the three-day conference programme.
UKCW Birmingham will be built around three core themes – Building Better, Building Smarter and Building Responsibly – with a refreshed Main Stage programme bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, clients, contractors, manufacturers and innovators.
Organisers said data would be a key driver of this narrative, helping to identify challenges and opportunities and provide the evidence needed for the industry to make better decisions.
Barbour ABI’s role will include 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 also sit on the Main Stage panel for Housing at Scale: The Race to 1.5 Million Homes, on 29 September from 12.30pm to 1.15pm.
The company will engage further with visitors through two curated roundtables in the Build Connect Lounge, titled Planning Reform: Pipeline or Promise? and The Regional Growth Gap: Where is the Next Opportunity Really Hiding?
Kate Perrin, marketing director at Barbour ABI (pictured), said: “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, said: “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.”
Architect, TV presenter and UKCW ambassador George Clarke will officially open the show and host the Main Stage discussions on the first day, 29 September.
Build in Digital returns to the show for a fourth consecutive year as an official media partner of UKCW, where it will once again curate the Digitalisation & AI Stage, as well as host the Building Innovation Awards on the evening of the 29 September.
Main image: Kate Perrin, marketing director, Barbour ABI
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