From Sputnik:
Robots are the
latest Brexit threat, according to a new report. UK construction firms
are relying on autonomous machines more as a strategy to stabilize
labour manpower in post-Brexit Britain.
A report from Toronto-based
real estate company Altus Group found that 47 percent of British firms
believe autonomous building robots will disrupt the construction
industry, compared with 34 percent globally, indicating Britain's
growing receptivity to builder drones and machines, it said.
It added that 63 percent of UK construction firms
believed that building
information modelling (BIM) would cause "major
disruptive changes". 41 percent also believed that drones would have a
big impact and 38 percent noted smart building technologies.
The report concluded that British construction
companies will turn to robot bricklayers after concerns that Brexit will
reduce migrants available for work, along with trade unions demanding
more pay.
"Construction labour and skilled trade worker shortages along with
overall cost escalation pressures are being felt across the UK," the
report stated, adding that "housing market pressures related to supply
issues continue to fuel demand [and] more infrastructure projects
like the High Speed Rail Link (HS2) move ahead — employing about 10,000
workers over four years." ...
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