MMC use would need to ‘expand considerably’ to solve labour shortage issue, says Skills England

By Daniel Gayne2024-10-01T08:23:00

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Rates at which method is currently used not enough to plug worker gaps, group warns

The adoption of modern methods of construction would have to “expand considerably” to have an impact on labour shortages in the industry, according to Skills England.

In the first report published by the new arms-length body, interim chair Richar Pennycook described how the UK’s businesses and public services have been “laggards in productivity over the past 30 years”.

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