See the full results of Building’s survey

Read: Ready, steady, chaos - how is construction preparing for Brexit?

Tomorrow: read extended comments from respondents on their plans to mitigate Brexit risks

In the week before Christmas, Building asked over 400 of its readers – contractors, consultants, developers and housebuilders – what they were doing, if anything, to ready their businesses for the worst-case scenario, and how they would respond if it happened. So, how ready is the industry? See the full results below.

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Is your business well-prepared for the UK’s departure from the EU under a withdrawal agreement?

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Is your business well-prepared for the eventuality of a “no-deal” exit from the EU?

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Has your business engaged in scenario planning to test the impact of a “no-deal” exit from the EU?

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Has your business developed any strategies to mitigate any impacts of a “no-deal” exit from the EU?

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Has your business, to your knowledge signed construction contracts containing “Brexit” clauses specifying which party holds the risk for any unanticipated Brexit-related costs?

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Are you requiring “Brexit” clauses specifying which party holds the risk for unanticipated Brexit-related costs to be inserted in new construction contracts that you sign?

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Have you assessed your reliance, or the reliance of projects upon which you work, on EU-labour?

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Have you developed strategies to overcome shortages of labour following exit under the withdrawal agreement?

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Have you developed strategies to overcome shortages of labour following a “no-deal” Brexit?

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Have you assessed your reliance, or the reliance of projects upon which you work, on EU materials and suppliers?

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Do you anticipate any problems with supply of EU-derived materials following exit under the withdrawal agreement?

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Have you developed strategies to overcome problems with supply of EU-derived materials following exit under the withdrawal agreement?

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Have you developed strategies to overcome problems with supply of EU-derived materials in the event of a no deal?

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Have you, or your project partners on schemes on which you are working, engaged in stockpiling of materials to mitigate the risk of a “no-deal” Brexit?

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Do you or your company work in the EU?

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If you work in the EU, do you anticipate any problems continuing to work in the EU post leaving the EU under the withdrawal agreement?

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If you work in the EU, have you developed strategies to ensure your continued ability to work in the EU in the event of a no deal Brexit?

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Have you identified the availability of contingency funds to overcome any short-term Brexit-related additional costs?

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Are you confident of the continued viability of the projects upon which you are engaged, in all Brexit eventualities?

Methodology

Building conducted a snapshot survey in December 2018. 434 members of the construction community responded.

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