The Coronavirus pandemic has affected every industry in various ways. How the builders merchants sector has been coping with the impact of Coronavirus?
Builders merchants played a key role in supplying building materials to construction companies, trade, and DIY customers. Supplying all the construction essentials to plumbers, builders, and homeowners.
With people being stuck at home during the lockdown, they started finally finding time to get things done around the house that they never had free time to do before. This is when the building industry started booming. There is always a need for builders merchants it is as essential as the grocery store and this is why the government has granted essential status to builders merchants during national lockdowns.
It was a challenging time trying to manage high demand short of supply and staff shortages due to the isolation government requirements. It was quite difficult for builders to work considering the lockdown measures in place, but they continued their work. There were construction sites that were shut down during the lockdown even though it was not compulsory.
Many industries have suffered significantly with the supply chain exceptionally slow, shortage of building materials, rising prices and job cuts. However, it is very important to remember that the development projects must keep moving and to the builders merchants must ensure to provide trade quality products at the most competitive prices – MGN Builders Merchants is one of them. The London based builders’ merchant MGN supplies to trade and local customers building materials at the lowest possible price without compromising quality and great customer service.
To support the unfortunate and obvious need to reduce the number of staff employed – the government has introduced the ‘Furlough Scheme’ that helped to secure jobs and to support businesses that had to decide to send employees home to reduce the widespread of the virus.
The government schemer has helped thousands of workers to secure their job and therefore the future.
Click and collect was one of the most encouraged and used delivery methods with the new restriction in place it was also the safest option.
Even though it was a difficult time with the majority of businesses were affected the high demand for building materials has increased sales significantly, the demand is continuing to rise and therefore some of the big merchants are opening new branches.
High demand opened new opportunities the London based MGN Builders Merchants – with a newly opened branch the perfectly chosen location has opened a wider delivery opportunity. Huge stock levels allow this building materials supply to make sure the construction materials prices stay at the optimal level and the materials are available.