Are any of your suppliers feeling the pinch due to lack of lorry drivers?

[Dan]

HGV driver shortage: UK firms embark on the long road to plug the gap

Logistics sector ups its recruitment and training effort but big obstacles lie ahead

www.theguardian.com

Food, beer, toys, medical kit. Why is Britain running out of everything?

Poor pay and conditions for HGV drivers and the loss of many thousands of EU workers are plunging the UKs supply chain into crisis

www.theguardian.com

Minister urges firms to invest in UK-based workers in HGV driver shortage

Business secretary reported as saying foreign labour only offers ‘temporary solution’ as companies face supply chain crisis

www.theguardian.com

I keep reading news, hearing on radio and seeing on telly that the lack of lorry drivers is having more and more of an impact on our daily lives and wont stop any time soon. I was wondering if any of you guys and gals have felt this with suppliers running out of anything you use regularly?

Heard anything through the grapevine?

Started to stock up on basic things you use often to help get around this over Christmas etc?

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Travis Perkins deal with our stoc,and only noticed during the pandemicitemsweredifficult to get hold of. Theyseem equippedenough now.

 

[king of pipes]

Yes definitely shortages across the board on everyday plumbing materials in my area and price increases nearly every week on one thing or another kop

 

[bear]

I was in screwfix and the girl behind the counter told me I could not get an outside tap as there was a GLOBAL shortage of outside taps!!! Seriously?

 

[SimonG]

Been waiting 17 weeks for an outside grant boiler from plumb center.
Not so much shortages but price increases. Once an Estimate would be valid for 28 days. Now have an additional clause stating due to current climate any price increases will increase final invoice.

 

[Dan]

Maybe need a clause in own invoices these days stating something similar then! Don't want to get caught out shy because some boiler shot up last minute.

Tilers are feeling the same it seems. Lots of shelf space then sudden restocks, but doesn't take long to see them empty again.

Will go check the sparky forum now.

 

[gilesey2]

HGV driver shortage: UK firms embark on the long road to plug the gap

Logistics sector ups its recruitment and training effort but big obstacles lie ahead

www.theguardian.com

Food, beer, toys, medical kit. Why is Britain running out of everything?

Poor pay and conditions for HGV drivers and the loss of many thousands of EU workers are plunging the UKs supply chain into crisis

www.theguardian.com

Minister urges firms to invest in UK-based workers in HGV driver shortage

Business secretary reported as saying foreign labour only offers ‘temporary solution’ as companies face supply chain crisis

www.theguardian.com

I keep reading news, hearing on radio and seeing on telly that the lack of lorry drivers is having more and more of an impact on our daily lives and wont stop any time soon. I was wondering if any of you guys and gals have felt this with suppliers running out of anything you use regularly?

Heard anything through the grapevine?

Started to stock up on basic things you use often to help get around this over Christmas etc?

I'm in Australia now and there is no 4x2" timber and no melamine. There won't be any until next year sometime. As to plumbing stuff, it's all expensive - central heating inhibitor is £60 a pop and a radiator we'd take to be weighed would get £50 second hand!

 

[exedon2]

Been waiting 17 weeks for an outside grant boiler from plumb center.
Not so much shortages but price increases. Once an Estimate would be valid for 28 days. Now have an additional clause stating due to current climate any price increases will increase final invoice.

17 weeks for a Grant? Ridiculous we fit them all the time average 2 a week Most we have waited is 5 weeks now back to few days.
Speak to your Grant rep they can and will pull strings strings for you.

 

[SimonG]

17 weeks for a Grant? Ridiculous we fit them all the time average 2 a week Most we have waited is 5 weeks now back to few days.
Speak to your Grant rep they can and will pull strings strings for you.

Customer got involved, Grant told them 9 weeks. Dont even know who the Grant rep is, dont fit them normally as never liked them. But actually did a day for somebody fitted the one I'm waiting for and nice to see they still have the two pumps.

 

[JohnField]

I was in screwfix and the girl behind the counter told me I could not get an outside tap as there was a GLOBAL shortage of outside taps!!! Seriously?

I purchased last week from FixTheBog. speedy delivery.

 

[Keefy]

I know I'm a plumber but I can't get a bag of PostCrete or whatever it's called to do this one off fencing post job. Customer thinks I'm telling them porkies but I can't get hold of any. A few months ago I couldn't find a bag of plaster. Sticking to plumbing, plumbing suppliers seem to always have what I need.