The joke is ringing even more hollow than usual on building sites across the UK, where firms needing essential building supplies are facing some very, very long waits. The British building industry is in the midst of a supply crisis. A combination of Covid and Brexit has caused the crisis, while delays to global supplies caused by March’s Suez crisis have not helped either. Roof battens were usually held in stock by building merchants but now there’s a month-long delay. It’s driving better behaviours, better processes.” And if wages rise, that might push building firms towards modular manufacturing – building homes in factories.

Source: The Guardian May 15, 2021 17:26 UTC