MMC slow to take off despite worries over materials and labour, RLB report finds

By Dave Rogers2021-02-23T06:00:00

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Material costs and availability along with supply chain capacity are among the two biggest issues set to worry contractors over the coming year, according to a survey by RLB.

But despite the concerns over shortages of materials and labour, the survey of 113 main contractors in RLB’s supply chain said the take-up of MMC had only gone by 2% since its last report in 2019 and suggested more of the industry needed bringing up to speed on its benefits.

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