{"id":3758,"date":"2024-03-21T17:04:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yardlink.com\/?page_id=3758"},"modified":"2024-03-27T10:41:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:41:43","slug":"the-true-cost-of-the-construction-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yardlink.com\/the-true-cost-of-the-construction-supply-chain","title":{"rendered":"The True Cost of Hire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block_26add7bd4b21257197d70a162332ac6f\" class=\"block hero-header hero-header--feature position-relative\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yardlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_2199626549-480x301.jpg 390w, https:\/\/yardlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_2199626549-768x482.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yardlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_2199626549-1600x1004.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 390px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1440px\" src=\"https:\/\/yardlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_2199626549-1600x1004.jpg\" alt=\"Crawler excavators during heavy earthwork on construction site at sunset moving rubble\" class=\"hero-header__bg\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center justify-content-xl-start position-relative\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-16 col-xl-10 hero-header__col-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-editor-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"visual-h9 mb-0\">WHITEPAPER<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"visual-h1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe True Cost of The Construction Supply Chain.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-md-flex justify-content-md-center justify-content-xl-start btn-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#formcta\" class=\"btn-link align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span>Download Report<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yardlink.com\/wp-content\/themes\/yardlink\/assets\/images\/icons\/system-light\/chevron-right.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yardlink.com\/wp-content\/themes\/yardlink\/assets\/images\/icons\/system-light\/external-link.svg\" alt=\"Open in new tab icon\" class=\"btn-link__icon-external\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-16 col-md-14 col-lg-12 col-xl-9 hero-header__col-reviews\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-grid data-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-none d-sm-block col-sm-16 col-md-14 col-lg-12 hero-header__break-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yardlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Case-Study-PDF-spread.png\" class=\"hero-header__img\" alt=\"\" height=\"344\" width=\"552\" fetchpriority=\"high\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"formcta\" class=\"block block--spc columns-block img-feature\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\t<div class=\"column-content text-start align-self-start\">\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading visual-h9\">OUR LATEST RESEARCH WITH<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading visual-h3\">250 Senior Procurement Decision-Makers.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s a distinct lack of information available on the cost of the construction supply chain. High interest rates, inflation, and high borrowing costs are pressuring contractors at unprecedented levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet, there is room for optimism. Innovation thrives in tough economic times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To better understand the challenges facing the construction industry, YardLink commissioned Censuswide to research 250 senior procurement decision-makers in UK construction firms.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"column-content text-start align-self-start\">\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"form-modal modal fade\" id=\"mobileFormModal\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"mobileFormModal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-fullscreen\">\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header align-items-start d-lg-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex align-items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Reduce Costs And Boost Profitability.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understand the six stages in the procurement process that are ripe for digitisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uncover the hidden inefficiencies which are racking up excessive costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Discover how to reduce emissions through a localised supply chain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access practical steps to streamline communications and operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\t<section id=\"block_2b9266710b010015481a6ad099aa1d4b\" class=\"block block--spc columns-block img-feature\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\t<div class=\"column-content text-start align-self-start\">\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading visual-h9\">A 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