But optimism is tempered by challenges. Planning delays remain the top barrier to progress, while financial constraints and persistent labour shortages are slowing delivery. Contractors face a balancing act: meeting demand in infrastructure while controlling costs, protecting margins, and ensuring compliance under tightening regulations.
At MSite, we see these challenges daily on our customers’ projects. That’s why our platform is built to help infrastructure leaders run sites that are safe, productive, and compliant, even in difficult market conditions.
Tackling labour and fatigue challenges
With labour shortages still impacting 39% of firms across the UK, the people already on site are under increasing pressure. Worker fatigue not only affects well-being but also creates safety risks and reduces productivity.
MSite’s fatigue and labour management in infrastructure tools give site managers real-time visibility of hours worked, with automated alerts before workers breach fatigue thresholds. This proactive approach helps safeguard workers, prevent accidents, and ensure teams can perform at their best.
Keeping infrastructure flowing with smarter deliveries
Planning and logistical bottlenecks are another drag on productivity. With infrastructure projects often spanning large, high-traffic sites, poorly managed deliveries can create congestion, lost time, and rising costs.
MSite’s delivery management in construction helps contractors schedule and coordinate supply chain movements efficiently. By reducing congestion at site gates and ensuring the right materials arrive at the right time, we help keep projects on programme and costs under control.
Compliance and safety at scale
RICS respondents also highlighted compliance and regulatory delays, particularly linked to the Building Safety Act, as major hurdles. For infrastructure, where projects must meet stringent standards, proving compliance is essential.
MSite provides digital compliance in infrastructure projects through biometric access control, Right to Work verification, and competency tracking into one platform. This ensures that only fully approved workers step onto site, while also maintaining audit-ready records to meet client and regulatory demands.
Building for the future
The RICS report concludes that while today’s market is subdued, sentiment for the year ahead is positive, with infrastructure expected to remain the strongest growth area. Contractors who can demonstrate efficiency, compliance, and infrastructure site safety will be best placed to capture these opportunities.
MSite is proud to support the UK’s leading infrastructure projects with digital workforce management. By connecting every stage of the worker journey, from digital onboarding to on-site operations and post-project analytics, we give contractors the tools they need to deliver safer, smarter, and more sustainable infrastructure.