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Critics described the government’s approach to immigration as “baffling” and blamed the shortages on Brexit.
150,000 new homes at risk of lacking certification in 2023 as pointless regulatory duplication hits capacity constraints
24/11/2021
The construction industry has warned the government that the exit from the European construction products certification system is causing severe problems across the sector.
With Brexit done, many industries including construction are anxious about any future disruption at ports.
Architecture, engineering and building sector wholesale businesses hitting a brick wall thanks to Covid, Brexit, and manual processes impacting profitability
17/06/2022
A new survey commissioned by OGL Group reveals that Covid, Brexit and the continued reliance on manual processes are the greatest factors affecting profitability for architecture, engineering and building sector wholesale businesses in 2022.
Work is under way to minimise the impact of Brexit on the construction sector in Ireland, according to the chairperson of the Oireachtas Housing Committee.
At gas stations, there’s fuel rationing and hours-long lineups. At the supermarket, there’s sometimes no milk or meat, and warnings that Christmas turkeys may be unavailable – along with Christmas trees and many popular toys. Building materials are so scarce that construction sites have shut down.
After six years and nearly £500,000, fears have been aired over the future of the Shotley pier restoration.
Boris Johnson's low-paid migrants ban 'disaster' as builders, bakers and care face big hit
19/02/2020
Boris Johnson's immigration plans for after Brexit are facing a massive backlash as industry leaders say key fields - like farming, construction and the stricken care industry - won't get the workers they need.
Kirklees council say the cost of the project has risen by £3m.
"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."
Restoration work on St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall has been hit by a hold-up in the delivery of specialist glassware from the continent.
Hinkley Point C, which is the UK’s first nuclear powerstation to be developed in over twenty years, may not be finished until 2031 and could cost up to £35bn, almost double the initial cost estimate. / According to EDF, the French firm in charge of developing the site, issues on the project had been caused by Brexit, the Pandemic and inflation.
Brexit is being blamed for making the building of affordable homes on a Derbyshire housing site ‘unviable’.
Rishi Sunak plans to rip up remaining EU laws by the end of the year left on the statute book after Brexit - but experts worry that any relaxation in seatbelt rules will discourage people from wearing them.
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.
Survey finds majority of factory owners have cut investment, as insolvencies hit six-year high.
The end of the holiday season heralds the return to centre stage of a number of burning Brexit-related issues this autumn.
BRITAIN’S departure from the European Union is having a “serious detrimental impact on export” and is “not delivering the positives that were promised”, the boss of Dorset Chamber has said.
Brexit impact ‘will get worse’ with supermarket shop to cost more and some EU products vanishing from shelves
21/09/2021
A leading customs expert who predicted the truck driver shortage and issues causes by the sea border in the Irish Sea believe delayed bureaucratic customs laws will lead to meats, fruit and vegetables from the EU being too costly to import.
Brexit latest: Priti Patel ‘refuses’ to put brickies on skills shortage list after end of transition period
22/10/2020
Ms Patel has reportedly rejected a recommendation that bricklayers and welders be added to the UK’s shortage occupation list.
January deadline is scuppering UK supply chains as they reel from the pandemic.
A mix of factors specific to the UK risks denting the construction sector’s recovery from the pandemic this year, Aecom has warned.
Brexit U-turn: Builders to get special immigration status to tackle construction industry crisis
09/03/2023
Builders expected to be added to ‘shortage occupation list’ to allow EU labourers to return.