London's construction skills 'crisis' saw housing association rely on one roofing firm for 80k homes

London's construction skills 'crisis' saw housing association rely on one roofing firm for 80k homes

The Chief Executive of L&Q said the country only has 60 per cent of the capacity it needs for roofing and it reflects a wider issue with a shortage of construction skills

Lack of skilled workers worsening London housing crisis, says deputy mayor

Tom Copley blamed construction skills shortages for exacerbating an already struggling construction industry, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter Tom Copley at the Labour Party Conference A skilled worker “crisis” in the construction industry is undermining London’s ambitious housebuilding targets with a housing association saying last year it relied on one roofing contractor for 80,000 homes. Speaking at the Labour Party Conference …

Skills “crisis” primary factor for London’s housebuilding failures

A skilled worker “crisis” in the construction industry is undermining London’s ambitious housebuilding targets with a housing association saying last year it relied on one roofing contractor for 80,000 homes. Speaking at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Tom Copley, London’s Deputy Mayor responsible for housing, urged ministers to review the incentives for staff in London’s construction and development sectors to teach the next generatio…

‘There is not the workforce to build the amount of homes Sadiq Khan has vowed to build’

A skilled worker “crisis” in the construction industry is undermining London’s ambitious housebuilding targets with a housing association saying last year it relied on one roofing contractor for 80,000 homes. Speaking at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Tom Copley, London’s Deputy Mayor responsible for housing, urged ministers to review the incentives for staff in […]