What do we provide?

Forecasts

Our main business is forecasting. Our publications include Construction Outlook (GB building and infrastructure forecasts) and Construction Regions (GB regional construction forecasts). We also undertake ad-hoc forecasts based upon clients' requirements. These vary from data provision, to in-depth market reports. Examples include: fit-out data and forecasts; county construction forecasts; and regional housebuilding forecasts.

Surveys

Hewes & Associates undertakes a portfolio of surveys for Building magazine. These include: Top 150 Contractors & Housebuilders' performance and the Top 250 Consultants’ workloads survey.

Corporate Intelligence

We have over fifteen years experience sourcing and analysing corporate information, on a variety of construction companies. Examples include: workload analysis of top major contractors; profitability and performance reviews of regional contractors; major contractors’ procurement trends; annual report on top 150 GB construction companies.

Market Data & Research

Our industry knowledge enables us to source and provide a vast amount of market data. Examples include: major projects data; public building repair data; infrastructure renewals data; specific contracts data; and construction activity by city.

What is Hewes & Associates?

Hewes & Associates is a leading provider of forecasting, information and data services to the construction and related industries. It has over twenty years experience analysing and forecasting UK construction, and over this time has built up a substantial portfolio of services and clients.

Martin Hewes

Hewes & Associates' founder, Martin Hewes, is an economist, who since completing an M.Sc. (Economics) in 1989 has gained over twenty years experience within a consulting, forecasting and publications based environment.

Initially trained as an engineer, Martin worked in manufacturing, assembling locomotives and generators. In 1982 he left the factory floor and spent seven years retraining to become an economist.

Upon gaining an MSc in 1989 he took up a post as consultant economist to the construction industry at the National Economic Development Office (NEDO). In 1992 he and his business colleague set up Construction Forecasting & Research (CFR), the venture that took over NEDO's construction forecasting and analysis activities. Between 1988 and 1995 Martin co-authored and edited a wide range of construction market publications and forecasts, and was secretary to and co-author of NEDO's construction forecasts.

In 1995 Martin left CFR and set up Hewes & Associates. His aim was to provide the construction industry with an in-depth and independent national and regional construction forecasting service. Hewes & Associates is now a leading provider of forecasting, information and data services to the construction and related industries.

Hewes & Associates is an independent business, and as such its forecasts are free of any outside influence. It analyses and forecasts economic matters as it sees them, not as it would like them to be. As such its long-held views concerning the present economic crisis, whilst pessimistic, have so far proved correct.

Why use Hewes & Associates? The three major concerns of clients are price, quality and speed of service. Our access to, and knowledge of, a wide range of information enables a speedy and cost effective service, while quality is ensured by our expert knowledge, insight and experience. Whatever your requirements, therefore, you need look no further than Hewes & Associates.

To contact us, use one of the following:

Hewes & Associates
PO Box 153
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 3YP

Phone: 01428 641518

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