Contractor Predictions for 2022
In a recent survey, Trimble Viewpoint asked 100 contractors about challenges and trends on the horizon for 2022.
Challenges were split fairly evenly, with 35% of respondents concerned about vaccine mandates and other COVID-19-related requirements, 31% concerned about the labor shortage and 26% concerned about supply chain and materials pricing.
Construction trends that contractors are focused on include data/cybersecurity (24%), digital technologies (21%), data accessibility/mobility (18%) and predictive analytics (17%).
The majority of respondents had a positive outlook for the new year, expecting to have more projects (64%), hire more people (53%), see contract values increase (65%) and spend more cash (57%).
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