Sam Parkin is a senior economist at the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), specialising in the modelling and forecasting of UK construction materials. His expertise spans UK market trends across energy, cement, timber, steel and non-ferrous metals, as well as the implications of geopolitical developments, such as the US-Iran conflict, for commodity markets. He also provides analysis of construction output and what it signals about wider industry and economic demand.
Sam's broader economics background extends across European labour and commodity markets, including labour rates in the construction, manufacturing, professional services, mining and logistics industries. He has examined the impact of tariffs and shifting supply chains on different markets, alongside specialist analysis of the titanium market and building materials including lumber, cement, concrete and glass.