T&T tells contractors to get chequebooks out to attract new staff

By Alice Lorenzato-Lloyd2020-02-17T06:00:00

Labour shortages mean hotspots like London and West Midlands will see big jump in tender prices

Turner & Townsend has warned contractors they will have to dig deep to find the workers needed to build infrastructure schemes such as HS2 and the thousands of new homes promised by the government.

The consultant’s latest tender price report says the number of firms going bust in the past year and the UK’s departure from the EU means firms will have to shell out to pay for the remaining staff still left in the industry.

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