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12 October 2026

Brick By Brick: Exploiting Opportunities In Europe’s Building Products And Home Improvement Sector

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AlixPartners

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AlixPartners is a results-driven global consulting firm that specializes in helping businesses successfully address their most complex and critical challenges.
Europe's building products sector faces a transformed landscape where traditional recovery patterns no longer apply. With material prices up 38% since 2020 and construction permits significantly below peak levels, growth has split dramatically between thriving southern European markets and struggling Western European residential segments. This analysis reveals where the real opportunities exist and how industry leaders can strategically position themselves for success.
United Kingdom Real Estate and Construction

Europe’s building products recovery hasn’t materialized—and for most markets, it won’t look the way it used to. Building material prices rose 38% between 2020 and 2025, permits are well below their 2021 peaks, and growth has bifurcated sharply: southern Europe and commercial segments like data centers are pulling ahead, while core Western European residential construction continues to soften.

Our report maps where the real opportunities lie across Europe’s building products and home improvement value chain. The report examines construction and renovation dynamics in Germany, France, the UK, the Nordics, Poland, Turkey, and the Middle East, and sets out a practical framework for how sector leaders can prioritize higher-margin segments, recover pricing, eliminate structural cost, and make better capital allocation decisions. 

You can read the full report below or download a copy.

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