Projects are facing delays as contractors struggle to secure the materials they need – and some EU-born builders quit the UK for good.

Trade body the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) warned building products were being caught up in log jams at ports ahead of Brexit. It said products shipped in from Asia were struggling to get to the UK.

Since September, the country’s biggest container port, Felixstowe, has been handling about a third more goods than usual, across all sectors, as firms rush to stock up on items before the conclusion of the Brexit transition period at the end of this month.

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