Months of backlog as businesses still hampered by household contact rules

Sukhjeet Singh said product is piling up at his Mitchell warehouse, as the company struggles to catch up on backlog. Picture: Karleen Minney

The phones are ringing non-stop at the headquarters of Solar4Life, with more than 200 customers asking why their solar installations haven't happened months after they were expected.

Sukhjeet Singh, owner of the mid-sized Canberra company, says isolation rules for household close contacts have caused the mounting backlog.