What Glenigan does

Glenigan, operating legally as Hubexo South UK Ltd, is a UK-based construction data and intelligence provider serving the UK and Republic of Ireland markets since 1973. The company maintains a database of 572,461 live construction projects searchable by location, stage, sector, and value, refreshed by 160 in-house researchers conducting more than 1 million phone calls per year and delivering approximately 30,000 real-time information updates daily. Its core products are Construction Sales Leads, Construction Marketing Data, Construction Market Analysis, and the Construction Leads API, supplemented by Analytix Business Intelligence, Metropolis Office Movers, the Glenigan Index, and published League Tables.

The company's revenue model is subscription-based and recurring across multiple product lines, with a sales-led go-to-market combining enterprise direct sales for large contractors and government clients, inside sales for mid-market accounts, and a free trial/demo acquisition funnel. Distribution is supported by partnerships with HM Government, the Office for National Statistics, the Department for Levelling Up, the Department for Business and Trade, the Planning Portal, Ordnance Survey, and a network of construction industry trade bodies and media outlets. Glenigan's primary customer segments are Main Contractors and Manufacturers/Suppliers, with secondary segments spanning Retailers, Service Providers, Specialist Contractors, and Utility Providers, all served through vertical-specific intelligence products.

Glenigan is positioned within the Hubexo group of companies, with registered offices in Bournemouth and operations of 101–250 employees. The company has achieved DMA accreditation, holds trust relationships with UK government statistical bodies, and has begun expanding its product surface into analytics (Analytix), programmatic access (API), and sub-vertical data (Metropolis). Its near-term strategic posture centres on productising and embedding its core data asset rather than geographic or AI-led expansion.

Name

Glenigan

Legal name

Hubexo South UK Ltd

Website

https://glenigan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Glenigan is a UK and Republic of Ireland construction intelligence provider offering subscription-based sales leads, marketing data, market analysis, and APIs, serving main contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and other construction value-chain participants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bournemouth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Construction Sales Leads: Subscription-based access to construction project leads and sales intelligence data for businesses in the construction industry
2. Construction Marketing Data: Marketing planning data services providing market intelligence for construction sector businesses
3. Construction Market Analysis: In-depth market analysis and forecasting reports for the construction industry
4. Construction Leads API: API access to construction leads data for integration into third-party systems

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Glenigan sells subscription-based access to a database of 572,461 live UK and Republic of Ireland construction projects, delivering construction sales leads, marketing data, and market analysis to construction industry buyers. The offering is backed by 160 dedicated researchers making over 1 million phone calls per year to deliver 30,000 real-time project updates daily, and includes a Construction Leads API for programmatic data integration alongside analytics tools and industry league tables.

Product overview

Glenigan is a construction intelligence platform offering a portfolio of interconnected products built around a comprehensive database of over 572,000 live UK and Republic of Ireland construction projects. The core offering consists of Construction Sales Leads, Construction Marketing Data, and Construction Market Analysis, which work together to provide sales leads, market intelligence, and forecasting. Additional products include the Construction Leads API for programmatic access, Metropolis Office Movers for tracking office relocations, and Analytix Business Intelligence for advanced analytics. The platform is supported by proprietary research from 160 researchers making over 1 million phone calls annually, delivering up to 30,000 real-time project updates daily. Glenigan also produces the Glenigan Index of construction starts and industry league tables as reference products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Analytix Business Intelligence: Business intelligence product offering
• Metropolis Office Movers

Products and services

• Construction Sales Leads Provides early access to construction project opportunities across the UK and Republic of Ireland, offering detailed project information including planning applications, contract awards, and key decision-maker contacts, searchable by location, stage, sector, and project value. Designed for main contractors, manufacturers and suppliers, retailers, service providers, specialist contractors, and utility providers looking to identify new project opportunities.
• Construction Marketing Data Comprehensive marketing data enabling targeted outreach to construction companies and projects based on sector, location, project value, and development stage, used by manufacturers, suppliers, and marketers in the construction industry for campaign planning and specification targeting.
• Construction Market Analysis In-depth market intelligence reports and analysis covering UK construction industry trends, sector performance, and forecasting for strategic business planning by construction industry buyers, government bodies, and financial stakeholders.
• Construction Leads API Programmatic access to Glenigan's construction project database, allowing developers and partners to integrate real-time construction project data, planning applications, company activity, and market intelligence into their own applications and systems.
• Metropolis Office Movers Tracks office relocation and moving activity, providing leads on companies relocating or expanding their office space, supporting office fit-out, furniture, IT, and relocation service providers.
• Analytix Business Intelligence Business intelligence tool providing advanced analytics and visualisation of construction market data for data-driven decision making by construction industry analysts and business managers.
• League Tables Rankings of top performing construction companies, contractors, architects, quantity surveyors, and consulting engineers based on project activity and value, used for industry benchmarking and competitive analysis.
• Glenigan Index Monthly tracking index of construction project starts under £100 million, providing timely data on industry activity across residential, non-residential, and civil engineering sectors, used by construction industry stakeholders as an industry benchmark.

Quantifiable outcome

• 572,461 live construction projects tracked
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HM GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlenigan data is trusted by HM Government, indicating a strategic relationship for public sector access to construction intelligence.
• Office for National Statistics (ONS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlenigan data is trusted by the ONS for official statistics, indicating a significant data partnership for government reporting.
• Planning PortalcoreTechnology or IntegrationGlenigan integrates with the Planning Portal to provide up to 3 weeks earlier insight into construction projects through planning data access.
• Ordnance SurveycoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Ordnance Survey for mapping and geographic data integration in construction project tracking.
• UK Construction WeekminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry event partnership for marketing and brand visibility in the construction sector.
• FuturebuildminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry event partnership for marketing presence at major construction exhibition.
• London BuildminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry event partnership for construction exhibition in London.
• Construction Industry NewsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership for industry news coverage and content distribution.
• Building MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership for industry news and thought leadership content.
• Department for Levelling Up, Housing and CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment department partnership for housing and construction data.
• Department for Business and TradecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment department partnership for business and trade statistics.
• Considerate Constructors SchememinorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry best practice scheme partnership for construction industry standards.
• BREminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBuilding Research Establishment partnership for sustainability and building standards.
• CITBminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction Industry Training Board partnership for skills and training data.
• HBFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHome Builders Federation partnership for housing market intelligence.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ConstructConnect: ConstructConnect provides commercial construction project leads, bid management, and market intelligence across North America. Comparable to Glenigan in product offering (leads + analytics for construction buyers) but broader geographically and focused on pre-construction bidding workflows.
• Dodge Construction Network: Dodge is a long-established US-headquartered construction project intelligence provider offering project leads, market analysis, and forecasting. It serves a similar buyer (main contractors, suppliers, manufacturers) at much greater scale and represents the global category leader Glenigan is benchmarked against.
• S&P Global Market Intelligence (IHS Markit Construction): S&P Global offers construction industry analytics, forecasting, and project tracking as part of its broader market intelligence portfolio. Comparable to Glenigan's market analysis and forecasting products, though S&P Global serves large enterprises across multiple industries rather than specializing in construction.

Direct peers

• Barbour ABI: Barbour ABI is the closest direct competitor to Glenigan in the UK construction intelligence market. Both sell construction project leads, market analysis, and tender data to UK contractors, developers, and suppliers, with overlapping sales channels and product positioning.
• BCIS (Building Cost Information Service): BCIS, run by the RICS, provides UK construction cost benchmarking and market analysis data. While more focused on cost data than sales leads, BCIS serves overlapping enterprise customers (main contractors, quantity surveyors, developers) and competes for the same construction intelligence wallet.

Regional players

• Cordell Information: Cordell is the leading construction project leads and tender data provider in Australia and New Zealand, owned by CoreLogic. Functionally a direct international analogue to Glenigan's project database and leads business, but serving the Australasian rather than UK market.

Others

• EMAP (Construction News / Architects' Journal): EMAP publishes construction industry news, analysis, and events including Construction News and Architects' Journal. While not a direct competitor in project leads, EMAP competes for the same construction industry attention and marketing budgets and is a media partner ecosystem peer.
• Hubexo (parent group): Hubexo is Glenigan's parent group, providing construction and built-environment data and software across multiple European markets. Glenigan operates as Hubexo's UK/Ireland data business, and the broader Hubexo group represents both an internal strategic alignment and the closest comparable operating peer.

Emerging players

• Building Radar: Building Radar is a tech-enabled construction project leads platform using AI to identify new construction opportunities globally. It competes with Glenigan's core sales leads product with a more software-native, lower-cost model, targeting a subset of Glenigan's mid-market accounts.
• Tenderee: Tenderee and similar tender aggregation platforms repackage public procurement and tender data for construction suppliers. They overlap with Glenigan's construction tenders and project leads offerings but rely on public sources rather than proprietary primary research, representing a partial substitute.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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