Hot take · 38:51
// THE QUOTE
“the labor shortage I mean we talk a lot about that from the service contractor's standpoint”
— Tom MacKenzie · Wolseley Canada Inc.
Underexplored angle: the labour shortage hits suppliers and architects too, there's no pool waiting to enter distribution, and the industry must shine a light on it.
Full episode at 38:51How Halifax's 30-Storey Boom Gets Built: Inside Wolseley Canada's Atlantic Supply Chain (Heat Pumps, Mega-Jobs & the Labour Crunch) ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
The labour shortage hits the whole chain — suppliers and architects too — and distribution must actively market itself as a career path.
“it's not like there's like this pool of folks out there that are just waiting to get into distribution”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Labour, retention and women in the industry
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SOURCE: 38:51 of How Halifax's 30-Storey Boom Gets Built: Inside Wolseley Canada's Atlantic Supply Chain (Heat Pumps, Mega-Jobs & the Labour Crunch)