Business growth webinar to address 2026 challenges facing building product suppliers

Business growth planning for 2026 is firmly on the agenda across the UK built environment and construction supply chain, following a year in which many manufacturers, suppliers and installers faced sustained commercial pressure.

Throughout 2025, demand across several product categories remained uneven, project decision-making slowed, and sales cycles lengthened. At the same time, rising operating costs and tighter margins forced businesses to reassess how they attract work, price projects and allocate marketing spend.

While some firms struggled to maintain momentum, others continued to grow. The difference has increasingly come down to strategy, lead quality and clarity of positioning rather than product innovation alone.

In response, Andrew Scott is hosting a free live webinar in January aimed at business owners and directors operating within the glass, glazing and wider building products sector.

The session examines how some businesses are still achieving growth despite current market conditions and outlines practical steps others can take to strengthen performance going into 2026.

Focused on strategy, not theory

The live online webinar will explore the commercial and strategic issues affecting suppliers, including lead quality, brand positioning and sustainable growth planning.

Drawing on more than 30 years’ experience advising construction-related businesses, Scott will share insight into:

• The real performance picture across the glass and glazing market in 2025
• Marketing approaches that are currently delivering results
• How improving lead quality can help protect margins
• Why clear brand positioning is becoming more important for suppliers
• The Business Growth Wheel framework and its role in long-term stability
• Five business strategies being used by higher-performing firms

The emphasis is on practical actions rather than theory, with the aim of helping leadership teams make informed decisions ahead of the new year.

Who the webinar is aimed at

The session is relevant to senior decision-makers across the supply chain, including:

• Business owners and managing directors
• Installation companies planning for long-term growth
• Fabricators and component suppliers reviewing strategy
• Leadership teams looking to outperform competitors in 2026

With many businesses reassessing their approach after a difficult trading period, the webinar is positioned as a strategic reset for the year ahead.

About the host

Andrew Scott is an award-winning entrepreneur, advisor and keynote speaker with more than 30 years’ experience working across the construction, glazing and home improvement sectors.

Founder of The Ascot Group, Purplex Marketing and Insight Data, he has built, acquired and exited multiple businesses and advised thousands of companies on growth, marketing strategy and commercial positioning. His work focuses on helping business leaders improve performance, protect margins and plan for sustainable growth.

Andrew has been recognised for his contribution to business and leadership, including receiving the Director of the Year Award for Corporate Social Responsibility from the Institute of Directors. In 2025, he was also named Guest Speaker of the Year at the Dealmaker Awards. He is a member of the Forbes Business Council and a Fellow of the Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM).

A regular industry commentator and sought-after keynote speaker, Andrew has delivered a TEDx talk in Bristol on leadership and entrepreneurship. His experience spans both strategic consultancy and hands-on business leadership within the built environment.

 Webinar details

• Live online
• Thursday 15 January 2026
• 11:00 am GMT
• Free to attend

Book your space

Places for the live webinar are limited. Senior leaders and decision-makers who want to strengthen strategy, improve lead quality and prepare for 2026 can book their free place via the dedicated business growth webinar page.

Live online · Thursday 15 January 2026 · 11:00am GMT

Book your space:
https://www.purplexmarketing.com/2026-business-growth-webinar

About the Author – Martyn East

Martyn East is an SEO and digital strategy specialist working across the UK construction, glazing and building products sectors. He focuses on search visibility, content performance and data-led optimisation, helping industry brands improve how they are found, understood and evaluated online.

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