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Försörjningskedjan för badrum och kök i USA störs
According to US media reports, the disruption to the supply chain continues to have a serious impact on material prices, eftersläpning av produkter, fraktkostnader och projektcykler för kök och badrum. Medan den nuvarande situationen kan vara tillfällig, it is estimated that it will continue into next year.
Enligt den senaste undersökningen från Husbyggarnas Riksförbund (NAHB), the situation has deteriorated significantly “dramatiskt” since the same period last year. The impact has been wider, with shortages of bathroom fittings, hushållsapparater, kakel, cabinets and other key components used in the manufacture of refrigerators, ugnar, diskmaskiner, mikrovågor, washing machines and dryers. The shortage of bathroom fittings reached 75 percent of the real estate agents surveyed, while the shortage of tiles reached 51 procent. The most serious shortage was for household appliances, på 95%.
Material shortages are now more widespread and deeper than at any time since 1990, and the slight increase in costs has exacerbated this effect, reducing builders’ confidence in the market to its lowest level in a year.
Badrumsleverantörer, heminredare, distributörer, real estate agents and others are facing a year-long ‘storm’ av stigande efterfrågan, tillsammans med materialbrist, logistiska utmaningar och pandemier. While remodeling demand is soaring as vaccination rates increase and the DIY home market is fuelled by emerging lifestyles, Störningar i leveranskedjan har lett till allvarlig brist på viktiga byggprodukter. På samma gång, supply constraints are causing material costs to soar.
Enligt det senaste köks- och badmarknadsindexet (nedan: KBMI, the US Kitchen and Bath Market Index) sammanställd av National Kitchen and Bath Products Association (NKBA), John Burns Fastighetsrådgivning, supply chain issues coupled with rising material prices and transportation costs are forcing an increasing number of home design companies to face longer lead times, while needing to seek alternative sources of supply and increase prices to protect margins.
Enligt KBMI, USA. Köks- och badmarknadsindex för första kvartalet 2021, 45% of dealers and designers surveyed said material shortages and product pricing are impacting project lead times. 60% of manufacturing facilities surveyed noted average lead times of six weeks or more, en betydande ökning från föregående kvartal. Capacity is being severely constrained by longer delivery times for raw materials and significant freight delays. Under tiden, 67% of real estate vendors surveyed noted that work had been backlogged for more than three months, och 21% noted that the backlog would continue until the end of 2021.
Under tiden, US-based factories are beginning to add capacity and restructure their supply chains. In June this year, it was reported that DEVIDA Bathrooms announced that it would “prioritera” certain brands of products while suspending production of other ranges. The company said that this situation was expected to continue until the fourth quarter of 2021, and noted that while no new orders would be taken during this period, existing orders would not be affected by the decision.
In addition to the US, Tyskland står också inför en kris i leveranskedjan. The German Bavarian plumbing and bathroom industry is already experiencing shortages of steel and brass, starting with wood and plastic. På bara ett år, the price of insulation boards has risen by 10%. Steel has risen by 30 percent and roofing sheets by 31 procent. And the global price of copper has risen by 80 percent in the last 12 månader.
In addition to delivery problems, Brist på kvalificerad arbetskraft påverkar också byggbranschen. Rekrytering av kvalificerad arbetskraft, inklusive i Kina, har blivit den största svårigheten att rekrytera arbetskraft.
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