According to Kieffer, the relaunch of Luxembourg’s construction sites was off to a bumpy start. “We did not have a lot of time to prepare ourselves,” he summarised the initial challenge. As a reminder, construction sites across the country resumed two weeks ago after they had been put to a temporary slumber due to the pandemic.
The situation has now normalised, Kieffer explained. Workers are wearing face masks, copious amounts of disinfectant are being used, and construction workers are adhering to the new safety regulations, he said. The association nevertheless demands exhaustive testing to be carried out in the entire construction sector.
The impact of the pandemic on the construction sector is substantial, Kieffer lamented. The sector is facing negative margins. Even before the outbreak of the pandemic, the profit margins had been low due to tough and occasionally unfair competition from foreign firms.
Kieffer concluded that it cannot be ruled out that clients may have to cover a part of the expenses linked to new safety measures.
