Materials from Far East and Europe have been delayed for various reasons the past couple months, causing prices to soar.
In March 2021, the Suez Canal that moves 10% of Global trade was blocked by the Evergreen shipping vessel. This delay in trade caused huge shortages nationwide for construction supplies leading to a back log of work needed doing.
Brexit has also been a factor in supply shortages. Increase in trade prices, new testing standards and certification rules. Along with these factors there is a rising demand for supplies as the construction sector is put at the forefront of the economic recovery post Covid-19. Brexit has also lead to a lack in HGV drivers, which is just about affecting most sectors of business with being so reliant on materials from abroad.