According to this NFRC study, the main challenges facing UK roofing contractors in 2025 are labour-related: both the cost of employment and recruiting new staff.
Besides labour, general economic uncertainty and regulatory pressures are also eroding contractor confidence.
(Source: NFRC State of UK Roofing Industry 2025 Spring)
But lurking away in the middle of the chart above is “economic constraint” the silent internal hindrance, which mixes with external pressures to place roofing contractors under considerable financial strain. Factors as par retention and late settlement tie up contractor cash flow, making steering through choppy waters much more difficult than otherwise.
But by enlarge, talent shortage and the cost of retaining the staff they do have seem to be the 2 most troubling issues faced by UK roofing contractors in 2025.
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