CIOB Apprentice of the Month: Henry Allen

The economy. Over the past few years since Covid and between changing governments, there is a lot of uncertainty. Finding work now for main contractors is probably the hardest it’s been. Clients don’t have the money to afford big works at the minute, so there’s such a lack of tenders and enquiries. When they do come, all the contractors are tendering so cheaply and competitively, so they actually win the work, which then has a knock-on effect for everyone else’s profit margins. It’s so hard to get a market strategy at the minute.