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Specialist Contractors hit by £1.9 billion bad debt provision per year! Construction Charter - Still a Massive Flop! Published 10th February 2017 We at the Confederation read with interest the recent government white paper; ‘Fixing our broken housing market’. Leaving aside the indirect admission that government housing policy has failed over many decades, we noted the reference to the ‘Farmer Review’ (P. 41), “This is an important moment and we should make the most of the opportunity for industry to invest in its workforce, alongside tackling the issues raised by the Farmer Review. The larger companies need to take responsibility for ensuring that they have a sustainable supply chain, working with contractors to address skills requirements”. Well yes, we agree! The Farmer Review highlighted how specialist contractors are unfairly treated whilst working as part of a supply chain: |
