Construction firms have been warned to plan in advance and work closely with supply chains amid an ongoing squeeze on the availability of a number of products and materials.
While products are available, lead times have lengthened as construction activity continues to pick up, said a statement from John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association, co-chairs of the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group.
The worst-affected product areas continue to be timber, roof tiles and roofing membranes. The statement warned: “There is unlikely to be any improvement in timber supplies this year with little or no timber currently coming into the UK that is not already pre-sold and global demand outstripping supply. However, the supply of roofing products is expected to improve in the second half.”
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