Rising demand and skills shortage jeopardising engineering services industry

Electrotechnical businesses are growing more concerned about labour shortages amid the continuing economic squeeze, according to the latest engineering services industry survey.
The survey backed by leading trade bodies ECA, BESA, SELECT and SNIPEF, reveals while reported turnover figures indicate year on year growth, lump sum pricing, wage expectations and general inflation are negatively impacting growth.
Biggest concerns
Almost half (44 per cent) of all survey respondents said labour shortage