Construction industry of the United Kingdom

[5] Productivity in construction remains below the UK average and has changed little in the past 50 years.

Fears of post-Brexit EU labour shortages were cited as a key reason for the uncertainty.

[10][11][12] Further disruption followed during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 onwards, and there were inflationary pressures as a consequence of rising fuel prices following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In 2023, the construction industry accounted for 11% of UK company insolvencies as businesses were affected by rising inflation and interest rates.

[13] Construction accounted for 39 of the 142 work fatalities reported in 2021-22,[14] with half of deaths over a five-year period attributed to falls from height.