Will the UK’s infrastructure drive spell growth for rental companies?

Lewis Tyler Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

15 May 2025

UK prime minister Kier Starmer has pledged to boost infrastructure investment in the country, promising to run a government “for the builders, not the blockers.” But will this really mean increased construction activity on the ground - and what does it mean for the rental sector? Lewis Tyler investigates.

UK prime minister Kier Starmer and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner tour a building site. Photo: Kier Starmer (via Facebook)

When UK prime minister Kier Starmer swept to power last year he promised to run a government “for the builders, not the blockers.”

For the country’s ruling Labour Party, investing in the construction of new infrastructure is a key part of its plan to kickstart the ailing economy. It has…

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