By Tom Lowe2021-02-03T06:00:00+00:00
Firm’s UK boss says government needs to add more construction roles to shortage occupation list
Labour shortages caused by new post-Brexit immigration rules are set to hit firms with cost hikes on projects, Gleeds has warned.
The consultant said the failure of government apprenticeship schemes to provide enough new workers to replace those from the EU who have left the country could hold back the industry for years.
Douglas McCormick said not allowing sufficient labour into country defeats government’s ‘build, build, build’ agenda
Over three quarters of respondents to Gleeds’ Market Report survey said they did not expect the latest government apprenticeship incentives to plug a worsening shortage of labour.
Klober names new Area Account Manager 3 February, 2021 Tom Holden joins the roofing ventilation and components manufacturer as Area Account Manager.
Along with increased growth in commercial and industrial development, the housing and home renovations market expects to see further growth. According to analysis of local authority planning data commissioned by Santander, there were over 60,000 applications for extensions and conversions from UK homeowners during the 13 weeks of the initial lockdown in 2020.
Holden, who brings with him 15 years’ experience in business development across various areas of the construction industry, will support this expected growth in North Wales, the North West and the West Midlands.
New construction products regulator to have tough enforcement powers
Out-Law News | 29 Jan 2021 | 9:24 am | 1 min. read
The UK will establish a dedicated national construction products regulator with strong enforcement powers to ensure homes are built from safe materials, the housing secretary has announced.
The new regulator will sit within the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), which will be given up to £10 million in funding to establish the new function. It will work closely with the Building Safety Regulator and Trading Standards to encourage and enforce compliance.
The construction products regulator will have the power to remove any product from the market that presents a significant safety risk, and to prosecute companies which flout the rules on product safety. It will also be able to carry out its own product tests when investigating concerns.
By Tom Lowe2021-01-29T09:19:00+00:00
Analysis finds inflationary growth returning as sector continues to recover
Arcadis has upgraded its tender price inflation forecast as the industry continues to defy the gloom seen in other sectors following the resurgence of the covid-19 pandemic.
In its winter 2021 market view forecast, the consultant said ongoing growth in construction following the vaccine rollout and the conclusion of a final Brexit deal had led it to express greater confidence in its outlook for the sector.
The quarterly analysis of tender prices found increasing evidence that conditions were improving and inflationary growth returning following output returning to pre-pandemic levels in November despite GDP across the wider economy falling by 2.6% that month.