Articles Tagged with ''supply chain''

Builders are looking for alternative products and construction methods to reduce their reliance on wood and help mitigate material costs and supply-chain disruptions for wood-framed homes and other construction.

AD and Torbsa Limited, a building supplies buying group in Canada, are announcing an agreement to merge the two groups. The merger is expected to close July 1, 2022. 

The Metal Construction Association’s summer meeting, which is scheduled in Rosemont, Illinois June 13-15, will include a panel discussion on the global supply chain, a sustainability presentation, committee and council updates and social opportunities.

Spending on most categories of nonresidential and multifamily construction declined from February to March as contractors struggled to find enough workers and get timely deliveries of materials, according to an analysis the AGC released regarding federal spending data.

During 2020, manufacturing shut down in many parts of the world. Closures were brief for some locations and industries; other areas and industries stayed closed longer.

Construction starts are once again increasing after a slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2021. But labor shortages continue, and after a brief decline, materials prices are again climbing, caused partially by the war in Ukraine. 

Tom Harris, of Tom Harris PUR Consulting LLC, returns for another discussion with W&C, reporting on the recent SPFA Trade Show in San Antonio, what he saw there in regards to products, information, supply chain issues and (post) COVID etiquette, and much more.

In an industry already feeling the sting from the supply chain crisis and a shortage in truck drivers, things may get worse before they get better.

Construction executives have cooled their expectations about the foreseeable future of construction.

In my opinion, and from my research, there are five trends which show the industry is in a state of turmoil.