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Let’s move on Des Moore, CEO of the TRAD Group shares his thoughts with ScaffMag on the year ahead, the election and how it will affect the industry in future years
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o the latest General Election is over and businesses and investors are starting to plot a more stable course for the future. Speaking to our clients in all sectors, I know I am not alone in welcoming the result which, no matter what side of the argument you were on, means we now have a clearer and more predictable path ahead of us, albeit with many challenges still to follow. However, this can only be good for the construction industry, which has certainly suffered during the past three years of indecision and lack of finance and investment. Firms have struggled – several have gone under, and some big names at that – people have worried about their jobs and livelihoods, and the economy has been tamped down by lack of investment and willingness to take on risk. At TRAD UK, we did a quick poll of customers across all our businesses, representing house builders, commercial and residential developers, scaffolding and access companies, the industrial sector and investors. The results were conclusive: We are now dealing with a government that has a plan, and that has the majority needed to carry out that plan.
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