Trade is optimistic
Bern - Mehr als neun von zehn Handwerksbetrieben blicken auf ein gutes Jahr 2023 zurück. Auch für die Zukunft ist das Handwerk überwiegend optimistisch. Der Fachkräftemangel ist für die Branche das grösste Problem. Dies zeigt eine Umfrage der zur Mobiliar gehörenden Plattform Buildigo.
The skilled crafts sector can look back on a very successful 2023, writes Buildigo AG in a press release. The brokerage platform for tradespeople and construction consultants, which has been part of Mobiliar since summer 2020, based its assessment on a survey of over 200 trades businesses. According to the survey, 95 per cent of the companies surveyed were very satisfied or satisfied with the course of business in the past year.
Buildigo measured the highest level of satisfaction among electricians. The brokerage platform attributes this to the expansion of solar systems and the increasing electrification of mobility. For the current year, 35 per cent of the trades businesses surveyed generally expect business to improve even further. A further 60 per cent expect demand to remain good.
Recruiting staff was cited as the biggest challenge by 55 per cent of respondents. Order acquisition and administrative efficiency followed with 41 and 32 per cent respectively. In addition, a majority of 54 per cent noted increased competition. Competitors with aggressive pricing strategies and increasingly price-sensitive customers were cited as the main reasons for this.