01 / The gap
88%
of UK construction businesses with five or more staff neither use AI nor plan to, higher than any other major sector, and above the 80% across all UK businesses.
DSIT AI Adoption Research, 2026
02 / The drift
−0.1%
Construction productivity has fallen slightly every year since 1997. Manufacturing rose about 3.5% a year over the same period.
Oxford Economics / CPA, 2025
03 / The waste
£21bn
a year lost across UK construction to getting it wrong twice. That is around a fifth of project cost.
Get It Right Initiative
04 / The squeeze
41,200
extra workers UK construction needs every year to 2030.
AI takes load off the team you already have.
CITB Construction Workforce Outlook 2026–30