FMB members reported high current workloads and a robust pipeline of works but bemoaned the supply side problems. • Over the next couple of months, we will have further insight into the confidence of employers across the industry, as statistics on new apprentice starts for 2021 are disseminated. • The ‘pingdemic’ interrupting construction programmes, owing to a rise in cases of Covid 19 in Scotland. • The construction industry’s proven ability to adapt and innovate in response to new challenges and that it will have a significant part to play in helping Scotland to deliver net Zero. • The SNP and the Scottish Greens co-operation agreement, which will come into greater focus both before and after COP 26, which is now less than two months away. 2.