Infrastructure boom feeling pressure from materials shortages, CECA says

By Jordan Marshall2021-05-28T05:00:00

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More than 80% of firms say costs had gone up in first three months of this year

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association is the latest to warn that booming workloads are being threatened by ongoing materials shortages.

The group’s latest workload trends survey for the first quarter of 2021 showed that contractors’ workloads had risen according to 29% of UK firms – the highest balance in six years.

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