“Demand will be the biggest constraint on output”, says electrical manufacturing sector

More than half (51.7%) of UK electrical manufacturers expect demand to be the biggest constraint on output in the coming quarter, according to BEAMA’s Q1 2026 Market Pulse, as business confidence fell to its lowest level since Q1 2020. The quarterly survey found business confidence fell 40 points in one quarter, from +12 in Q4 2025 to -28 in Q1 2026, while demand overtook supply chain disruption, raw material prices and labour availability as the sector’s biggest concern.
Yselkla Far