Business View Magazine | Volume 9, Issue 3

26 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 inventory shortages, manufacturers and suppliers are also dealing with labor shortages, which forces them to raise prices,” he says. “Downstream, these price hikes sometimes find us having not received purchase orders (POs) from clients or has us absorbing the extra costs imposed by suppliers.” Despite these post-pandemic tailwinds, Brault Roofing is optimistic that the supply chain and labor shortages currently plaguing the industry will ease over eventually, especially with buy-in and support from customers. Tahmazian avers, “Due to the market’s current volatility, we are hoping customers will adjust their practices to accommodate providers. One such way would be issuing POs early in the year so providers can lock in prices from suppliers, which works out well for both the provider and the customer.” Although Tahmazian sees the industry not changing much until the next economic cycle polyglass.ca FLAMELESS ROOFING EFFICIENT & SAFE FLAMELESS ROOFING SOLUTIONS Quality and safety are our priority! As pioneers of the self-adhered roofing membrane, Polyglass offers premium flameless solutions for low and steep slope applications. Utilizing self-adhered or cold applied installations results in safe, no open flame applications that may reduce insurance costs. Polyglass flameless installation membranes are your safer, faster, and cost saving solution! Imagine what’s next! Polyglass.ca/flameless polyglass.ca