Lorry driver shortages forcing builders merchants to pick up orders from suppliers

By Jordan Marshall2021-08-25T05:00:00

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CLC warns of hold-ups getting products to stores

A shortage of lorry drivers is now the major concern for many suppliers as the materials crisis continues, an update from the Construction Leadership Council has said.

The co-chairs of the Construction Leadership Council’s product availability working group, John Newcomb, chief executive of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn, chief executive of the Construction Products Association, said Scotland and the South-west were being particularly badly hit.

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