The Building Management Council’s Materials Provide Chain Group painted a bleak image in its newest replace.
The group stated gross sales within the third quarter have been flat or declining in comparison with 2024 and the market “stays one of the vital difficult buying and selling environments in over ten years.”
The shortage of demand has seen many supplies companies cease hiring new workers or upskilling current staff.
The group stated: “There’s subsequently a real threat of a loss in each capability and workforce that can result in a extra pronounced scarcity within the medium-term, simply when a recovering market can least afford it.”
