When the government announced this year it would indefinitely delay plans to force UK companies to adopt a new post-Brexit quality mark, the UKCA, Simon Blackham, of the insulation maker Recticel, was delighted. “Yes! An outbreak of common sense,” he recalls thinking. / His joy was short-lived, however.
‘Utter catastrophe’: Builders quitting, no materials and soaring costs ruin renovation dreams
12/10/2021
As the construction supply chain is crippled, homeowners' plans are falling by the wayside.
‘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.
The multi-million project to replace Sheringham's former Splash pool and leisure centre has been delayed due to problems getting building materials.
Keith Cooper examines how access and scaffolding companies are coping with the twin crises of rising material costs and labour shortages.
The borough council faces an eye watering £700m bill for the completion of Woking's flagship regeneration project in Victoria Square after Covid and Brexit sent costs spiralling.
Shortages of cardboard and timber have created extra pressures on the sector.
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.
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.
Minister is warned Britain does not have enough testing capacity for the scale of the problem.
UK visa rules to be relaxed for foreign construction workers in a bid to plug post-Brexit labour shortages
15/03/2023
The government is expected to relax the rules in a bid to plug gaps in the construction industry
Bricklayers and other construction jobs added to list alongside care workers and engineers.
MAC has warned replacing freedom of movement with a points-based immigration system after Brexit could cut economic growth.
One port operator has had to demolish building work for new checks, while other crucial customs sites do not even have planning permission yet.
Adoption of Britain-only rival to EU’s CE designation postponed ‘indefinitely’, say ministers.
British construction activity shrank for the sixth month in a row in October, and at one of the fastest rates since the 2009 financial crisis, as Brexit worries and a general economic slowdown held back growth.
Britain’s construction industry suffered its worst month in more than 10 years in June as the Brexit crisis put companies off long-term investment, a survey showed on Tuesday. Edward Baran reports.
Numbers of European Union-born professionals working in the UK’s skilled construction and building trade dropped off by 46% in 2019.
Cost of labour in Britain up by 30% since referendum, double rise in some EU countries, research finds.
UK construction activity fell at the second-fastest rate since the financial crisis in September, a closely-followed survey of the industry showed today.
The impacts of Brexit, the pandemic and the surging costs of materials are hampering some Nottinghamshire councils in delivering on their housing targets.
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.
Recruitment gap hitting hotels and restaurants as well as transport, CBI says.