Covid-19: Site closures and supply chain disruptions hinder construction

Employee retention and labour shortages are among contractors top concerns post Covid-19

53% of main contractors and 43% of subcontractors have experienced delayed starts to projects in the past six months due to Covid-19 restrictions. Picture Denis Minihane.

Almost a third (29%) of subcontractors have downsized their workforce in the past six months according to a new report by manufacturing and design technology company Autodesk.

The report, which surveyed almost 400 main contractors and subcontractors in the UK and Ireland, found that almost a quarter of main contractors or owners (23%) reported that their organisation has cancelled or suspended projects due to Covid-19 restrictions.