MAIN FEATURE
Recovery from the Covid pandemic will remain
dif.cult and with the further labour and material supply issues that Brexit brings, it could take at least 2 years for the sectors to fully recover.
question in order NADC’s comments were:
As a trade body NADC has had no contact from members to the effect that Brexit has affected them either positively or negatively, and that includes supplier members.
Covid has impacted NADC members in different ways. There has been inconsistent demand for contractor services across the country with some members reporting that they have been as busy as ever, and others saying they had been very quiet, particularly during the lockdown periods. It was important in the first instance that drainage contractors
were recognised as essential workers and NADC got early clarity from Government on this point. Covid impacted on the construction sector in particular during the lockdown periods which had a knock-on effect on the industry. In recent months members have indicated that demand levels have increased significantly and that they are all extremely busy.
The biggest reported impact on members in respect of the new residency rules has been a shortage of drivers, in particular for tankers. Some members are reporting vehicles standing idle against a backdrop of demand for their
services being very strong. This is of course part of a much wider issue in respect of shortages of truck drivers across the UK.
Overall NADC believes that the industry has performed well over the past 18 months. There have been a few contractors who have gone out of business, but there is no evidence that this is in higher numbers than normal. Complaints from customers to NADC have not shown any increase over the past 18 months.
Perhaps the most enduring change that will happen in coming months and years will be the establishment of DrainSafe the approved contractor scheme which will help to drive up standards and reward those who deliver the best service to customers. So called ‘cowboy’ operators will increasingly struggle to operate in the market place.
In addition to DrainSafe, NADC is developing other tools to help the industry such as the
8 | October 2021 |
www.draintraderltd.com
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76
