All Materials shortages articles
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CommentLabour must shore up materials security or fall short of infrastructure strategy ambitions
By importing key construction materials such as cement, the infrastructure strategy faces potential disruption due to supply chain bottlenecks and geopolitical issues. Diana Casey, executive director at the Mineral Products Association, makes the case for a thriving domestic industry
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CommentIs 2024 already lost to dithering and delay?
The last few years have not been easy but we will have to wait a little longer before the outlook starts to improve, writes Richard Steer
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CommentProcrastination over HS2 is the one thing we don’t need right now
Rishi Sunak’s dithering and doubting over key infrastructure projects and the green agenda is damaging the UK’s prospects for economic growth and our global reputation, writes Richard Steer
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CommentSunak and Starmer should give construction the attention it deserves
There is an opportunity for the two biggest parties to put the built environment front and centre, writes Richard Steer
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CommentM&S Oxford Street: Not just any planning decision – a Michael Gove planning decision…
The secretary of state’s intervention in this case is bizarre, illogical, unhelpful and politically motivated, writes Gleeds chairman Richard Steer
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CommentWe’re running out of materials – and of time to do something about it
To secure a liveable future we need to develop our understanding of materials and identify more opportunities for their reuse, writes Andrew Mellor of PRP
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CommentShort-term solutions must not prevent us from building back better
Boris Johnson made a lot of promises. I fear the next PM may abandon those pledges to ease the cost-of-living crisis
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CommentThis is not just a green building, this is a Marks & Spencer’s green building…
The argument about the relative benefits of retrofit versus rebuild for the flagship store has been hijacked by cheap political point-scoring, writes Gleeds chairman Richard Steer
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CommentWe have been working in Ukraine for years. I never imagined events as appalling as these
Two weeks ago we were considering life after covid. Now our staff still in the region are fearing for their lives
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NewsMaterials woes not over despite easing pressure, CLC warns
Concerns remain around shipping, bricks and roof tiles
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CommentIn 2022 we will be greener, more flexible and resilient than ever before
Our industry will build on trends over the past 12 months and we will get better at coping with turbulent times
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FeaturesBest of 2021 coverage: Material shortages
Take a look at the crisis which rocked the industry this year
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CommentThere are tough times ahead – but we're not going back to the future
Rising costs and inflation are now inevitable but the economy is better placed to survive than it was in the 1970s, Richard Steer says
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NewsMaterials and labour shortages now ‘key constraint’ on growth, CPA warns
But construction output is still bouyant with 13.7% rise predicted this year
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CommentMaterials shortages should boost our green ambitions
The current scarcity of key carbon-intensive products is the catalyst we need to focus on building more sustainably, Richard Steer says
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CommentFreedom day in shackles
With responsibility for risk assessment shifting from government to employers, firms have a lot on their shoulders
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NewsCLC calls on government to fix shortage of hauliers
Group’s co-chair warned dwindling number of HGV drivers now risk delaying projects
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CommentNavigating the steel crisis: contractual considerations
How can contractors mitigate the impact of materials shortages?
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NewsMore suppliers clamp down on sales of cement as demand rockets
Building understands Cemex and Breedon rationing supplies of products as post-lockdown boom shows no sign of slowing down
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NewsInfrastructure boom feeling pressure from materials shortages, CECA says
More than 80% of firms say costs had gone up in first three months of this year