‘Skills crisis’ in building sector

The construction industry is facing its greatest skills crisis since 1998, a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has revealed. The survey shows that the skills shortage in Yorkshire has reached its highest levels since the survey was launched 18 years ago, with bricklayers and quantity surveyors in shortest supply. Half of respondents reported difficulty sourcing labour, with 52% having difficulty sourcing brick layers, whilst 62% also highlighted a shortage of quantity surveyors.