Digitisation of projects can ease pain of higher materials costs

By Ibrahim Imam 2022-02-25T07:00:00

Builders and contractors need to find ways of recuperating losses and minimising unnecessary material consumption

The construction industry is facing one of its most challenging periods to date. It’s a testing time for builders and contractors, who are having to navigate the minefield of evolving regulation, skills shortages and – most pressing of all – supply chain issues.

It is an issue that has hampered construction output throughout the second half of 2021, and is set to linger well into 2022 and has caused expenditure and production costs to soar. In fact, a recent HBF survey, showed 78% of SME housebuilders see the supply and cost of materials as a major barrier to delivery.

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