Chief Exec’s report Q3 2026

Read the full Q3 2026 Quarterly Review 4 minute This third quarterly survey of the year maintains an overall upbeat review and outlook for our sector with our headline measures of order intake and output volume remaining pretty positive.  Overall optimism is up again after a concerning drop last quarter, despite even stronger order and output measures in that previous period.  Dig into the detail however and that confidence is driven by medium and large companies for all three, with small […]