Construction sector material shortages presents opportunities for glazing suppliers

The recent Markit/CIPS construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has highlighted major growth in construction, with this sector expanding at its fastest rate for seven months in August.

Despite strong output figures for this year, the construction sector is experiencing material supply problems for residential housing and commercial new-build and refurbishment building projects.

The industry was hit hard during the financial crisis; businesses scaled down production and staff in a bid to reduce overheads and stay afloat. Now, as the construction sector picks up, businesses are struggling to ramp up output to pre-cris levels in order to meet rocketing demand.

Continual lack of resources could see the construction sector grind to a halt. Suppliers should take advantage of the huge opportunities presented by house builders and main contractors let down by current lead times who are seeking other companies to help them meet project specifications and deadlines.

If you’re a supplier of building products such as windows, doors and roofline you should be contacting house builders and main contractors who need your products right now.

The Construction File database contains information on over 3,000 major house builders, main contractors, property developers and property maintenance companies in the UK. These can be filtered depending on sector, for example housing, public, retail and leisure, and can be provided on a national basis or per region(s).

Detailed information includes key contacts, such as senior decision makers and influencers, for each company and lists their contact details so you can go straight to the people who matter to get your business and products included in new and refurbishment building projects.

Construction File is accessed through our sales and marketing software, Salestracker, and is continuously updated and refreshed to give you the most accurate and relevant data possible. As the construction industry goes from strength to strength, an increased number of changes occur each month such as changes in contact information, key people leaving the company, and business mergers and acquisitions.

Our research team makes over 20,000 calls per month to ensure information within Salestracker stays up to date so you won’t be contacting people who have left or companies who are no longer trading.

Be a part of the growing construction industry and the business opportunities it provides. Call us today on 01934 808 293.