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Spencer Group is working round the clock on a time-critical project to deliver new border checkpoints at the Humber ports.
The construction of Bristol University's Temple Quarter Campus has been delayed again and is now not expected to open until 2025.
The new post-Brexit trading environment is making life difficult for UK firms trying to export to SMEs in the EU – with little government guidance on how to cut through the bureaucratese.
A mix of factors specific to the UK risks denting the construction sector’s recovery from the pandemic this year, Aecom has warned.
Construction Products Association moots extension to transition period on CE markings.
Minister is warned Britain does not have enough testing capacity for the scale of the problem.
Supplies of construction products in the UK could come to a “grinding halt” if issues over post-Brexit changes to certification rules are not resolved before the end of the year, the chief executive of the Construction Products Association has warned.
Shortages, delays and soaring prices caused by Brexit, Covid and the Suez blockage are holding up projects across the nation.
‘Not achievable’ to get new post-Brexit product certification rules ready in time, expert warns
17/05/2021
Former NBS boss says time involved to swap CE marking for UK version has not been thought through.
Former NBS boss says ‘not achievable’ to swap CE markings for UK version by end of year.
Government looking at extending deadline for post-Brexit certification rules as worries mount over timetable
24/05/2021
Current CE mark system due to be replaced at beginning of next year.
All products with a CE mark – including structural steel, insulation, glass and cladding – need retesting to meet new UK standard.
Building materials are running short in the UK, leaving DIY projects in doubt and building companies under pressure.
Stormont to pay compensation to contractors after DUP halts post-Brexit construction work at NI ports
12/06/2021
A Stormont department is paying compensation to building contractors because of the decision to stop work on permanent inspection facilities at Northern Ireland's ports, it has emerged.
BREXIT and the pandemic have left Fife Council short of everything from timber, bricks and plastics to food, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and microchips – and the disruption is "likely to get worse".
"During 2021, the availability and cost of materials - due both to Brexit and the ongoing Covid situation - do appear to indicate higher costs than in estimates made 12 to 18 months ago."
Bosses flagged that the industry is feeling pressure from inflation hitting supply chains and the aftermath of Brexit still impacting the sector.
Northern Ireland contractor Graham has said it is having to make sure dealing with extra red tape caused by Brexit and the ongoing materials shortages do not end up causing delays to jobs.
The multi-million project to replace Sheringham's former Splash pool and leisure centre has been delayed due to problems getting building materials.
January deadline is scuppering UK supply chains as they reel from the pandemic.
The plans have also been delayed by three months, while costs have risen by almost £1m as a result of problems created by the pandemic and Britain's exit from the European Union.
The acute labor shortage because of self isolation is masking the systemic challenge for businesses struggling to recruit after Brexit.
Soaring demand, the impact of Brexit, as well as climate change and the forest fire threats seen in North America and Europe are the 'perfect storm' behind the extreme shortages.