State of Roofing Industry Report–Spring 2025 Available Now
Heading into 2025, we saw an opportunity to rejuvenate and refresh our State of the Roofing Industry survey, with the new updated version launching in spring 2025.
It was pleasing to see such a positive response to the survey, with over 150 Members sharing their views and experiences with us. The survey retained many of the key measures with which you will be familiar – workload and levels of new enquiries for example – but now also looks to understand roofing contractors’ perceptions of the roofing industry and more about the challenges contractors are facing.
I was especially pleased to see the level of pride that respondents feel about being a Member of NFRC, particularly given the important work we do to represent Members’ interests to the wider construction industry and government. One such example is around retentions and late payment – a subject we covered in this survey.
Key indicators
Key indicators suggest that activity in the UK roofing sector is slowing. Overall, in spring 2025, 36% of contractors reported an increase in their workload compared to the same time last year; a reduction from almost one-half (48%) reporting this in Q4 2024. Positively, the proportion reporting a decrease in their workload has remained similar to Q4 2024, with a larger proportion of respondents now reporting their workload has stayed the same (37% in spring vs. 27% in Q4 2024). The level of new enquiries also dropped by 3% with 33% reporting an increase in spring, and 27% a decrease (compared to 36% and 26%, respectively, in Q4 2024).
The report has also been refreshed, and we hope you find it interesting and easier to read and digest.
*Please note you will need to be logged in to your NFRC Member account to access this version.