Wake Up to Money Cost of Driving Crisis?
Mar 17, 2026
Damini Sharma, CEO and co-founder of OM Group, a Coventry consultancy for construction training. She discusses shifts back to smarter workplace dress and what that says about post‑COVID culture. She warns about a skills gap undermining SME tech adoption. She connects geopolitics to construction investment and supply chain risks.
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Oil Price Moves Threaten Broader Supply Chains
- Energy price moves ripple into many product supply chains because oil derivatives (jet fuel, NAPSA, methanol) are inputs across industries.
- Gervais Williams warns NAPSA shortages could tighten supplies for plastics used in medical and auto parts.
Hormuz Disruption Creates Long Tail Economic Risks
- Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has both direct transport impacts and indirect knock-on effects that may worsen over months.
- Simon Mabon highlights shipping delays from major ports like Jabal Ali and rising pump prices as early symptoms.
Rural Homeowners Hit By Sudden Heating Oil Spike
- Heating oil customers faced severe short-term shortages and steep price rises, sometimes unable to order any deliveries for days.
- Darren Morris-Spruce reported 1,000-litre fills jumping from ~£500 to ~£1,700 and suppliers offering 20-litre boxes at ~£240 per 100 litres.