Construction Custom Solutions
Gain an edge in the global construction market through data-driven decision making with in-depth market analysis and construction industry trends insights
We partner with you to navigate the globalized construction industry, where transnational demand, supply chain evolution, infrastructure policy, demographics and technology continually change the rules of the game. Leverage our international construction forecasts and deep industry analysis and construction-related data on 200+ countries.
Companies and construction firms rely on us to analyze a wide variety of business issues. We forecast construction spending overall for 74 countries by key building types at the national and regional level, so you can:
- Anticipate needed materials over next decade, by country/region and structure type
- Size and segments markets to set sales targets and achieve revenue goals
- Manage inventory, supply chains and pricing strategy
- Create strategic market entry and expansion plans
- Formulate savvy investment strategies
- Capture new opportunities and advance current construction projects
- Understand the opportunities and risks in evolving infrastructure spending and policy
Solve Your Business Challenge
Client Question
Our Solution
We have too many differing views on our market potential and do not incorporate external factors in a consistent manner.
S&P Global Market Intelligence will work with your teams in a Business Drivers Workshop to incorporate all views and determine which are most relevant by country and market.
There are so many economic indicators to track and I don’t know which really impact my business or if I am missing some important signals on future trends.
S&P Global Market Intelligence can conduct a rigorous statistical analysis of variables identified by our construction industry experts to determine which data you should monitor.
Our CEO needs to respond to analyst questions on the business implications a more rapid decline in the dollar.
The variables driving a S&P Global Market Intelligence model of your business can be changed to create alternative scenarios.
Our distributors keep telling us that we are too pessimistic on our sales volume expectations, but what is a reasonable target now that the market has improved.
S&P Global Market Intelligence models of your business can be updated quarterly to capture evolutions in the economy in general and your markets in particular.
We can’t agree on the size or growth rate of markets outside our existing footprint and need help setting targets.
S&P Global Market Intelligence works with all stakeholders to get buy-in on data driven models to quantify market size and potential in an unbiased manner.
Case Studies
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Building Materials: Market size, sales benchmarking and scenarios
Problem
A global paint manufacturer was looking to benchmark their sales against market projections for the US with scenarios to capture impacts on outlook due to COVID-19.
Solution
S&P Global Market Intelligence developed market size of paint for commercial building applications. As a model enhancement, we applied alternative scenarios from our US macro optim and pessim perspectives for forecast drivers of paint demand. Additionally, we provided quarterly frequency data to better capture turning points in the economy over the next two years in the outlook. Finally, we added a sales forecast that mirrored the commercial building application definitions so client could benchmark performance and assess market share movement in the forecast.
Outcome
The results are a baseline measure of paint demand across the most critical part of their business portfolio. The insight from these models rolls up to C-Suite for setting corporate guidance.
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Rental Markets: Growth strategy
S&P Global Market Intelligence conducts the market size and growth research for the American Rental Association and the European Rental Association and has engaged with a number of construction equipment OEMs to analyze and forecast their markets.
Problem
A construction equipment dealer wanted to assess the competitive landscape and identify opportunities for its Finnish rental operations.
Solution
S&P Global Market Intelligence provided a holistic view of the rental equipment market, providing an assessment of the country’s macroeconomic environment and sector dynamics (i.e. construction, mining, agriculture, etc.). After assessing the underlying drivers, S&P Global Market Intelligence analyzed the equipment market, broken down by key players and equipment types (i.e. earthmoving, power systems, access).
Outcome
Our findings were leveraged to build a strategic 3-year plan for the development of rental activity.
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Equipment/Machinery Production: Competitive landscape and opportunity assessments
Problem
An international equipment manufacturer wanted to assess the competitive landscape and identify opportunities for its French air compressor operations.
Solution
S&P Global Market Intelligence conducted a two-fold study, assessing the size and dynamics of the specific French equipment markets, broken down by product groups, and of the main end markets, broken down by key sectors, including history and forecasts with a 5-year horizon. This was supported by an analysis and forecast of main macroeconomic data and sectoral factors, leveraging our in-house market intelligence products.
Outcome
Our findings were leveraged to assess the performance of the client compared to the market and to set objectives for a 3-year action plan.
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Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC): Market entry
Problem
An international engineering company was considering increasing its project portfolio in Pakistan’s power sector, taking advantage of government need to increase power capacity via the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. The client wanted to understand the macroeconomic and industry context, any political risks (especially given impending elections), and how these might interact to affect power sector prospects.
Solution
S&P Global Market Intelligence provided a comprehensive assessment of the existing power sector, with a focus on major power consuming industries and their outlooks. S&P Global Market Intelligence also analyzed previous PPP projects for success or failure and the rationale for that outcome. S&P Global Market Intelligence also outlined expected government actions based on potential election outcomes, and the impact of those actions on PPP contracting as well as Pakistani fiscal and monetary outlooks. S&P Global Market Intelligence made explicit observations on potential risks as well as the potential paths to minimize those risks.
Outcome
Our work involved multiple C-suite meetings with the conclusion that the client did not have the appetite for the potential risks given potential project finances.
- The service offers ongoing analysis of policy, technology, and coverage of key market issues and drivers, helping clients make sense of the emerging energy system that is becoming more complex and interconnected.
- Detailed price and market fundamental forecasts for key components of the equipment for the technologies covered, supporting strategic planning by understanding the supply - demand balance, and the future impacts this has on pricing.
- Scale the viability of market opportunities with access to global and country-level deployment and installations data, combined with competitive environment analysis to assess which technologies to algin new venture strategies to.
- Build an understanding of the regions or companies with the biggest sales pipelines and how the project landscape is developing, as Clean Energy Technology provides the largest project databases globally with individual project level data, including status, analysis of profitability at each stage of the supply chain, and emerging technology monitoring.
- Integration of new, effective technologies plays a critical role as companies innovate, and the Clean Energy Technology service provides visibility of the latest technology trends, with the latest information on the technology landscape, costs, and evolution of existing techs and non-mainstream technologies.
- Clean Energy Technology provides detailed analysis of the various supply chains, helping procurement professionals to identify key players, forecast the development of costs and prices and understand the short-term evolution of the technologies – supporting purchase decisions and purchase timing.
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