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Building projects hit by lack of supplies and price rises
Industry warns people to delay home improvement due to shortage of cement, electric components, timber and steel.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Are they good at bricklaying and carpentry then?60% due on all timber end of june by according to "Builders depot" . Within central london , best money right now id been a chef or hotel manager .They are really begging for them
They can earn more now ! Restaurants cannot find good staff etc .Its a nightmare for them .Are they good at bricklaying and carpentry then?
Pretty sure we all would!£600 a day and I would wait tables no problem
I saw that, other than the price of cable not seen too much evidence. Mind you, the DIY places like Screwfix and Toolstation are often out of quite a lot of stock.
It already hasLocal suppliers around north london are only allowing 5 bags cement per account /customer . I wonder if Cable will see a sudden rise ?
I mean a REAL sudden rise like a extra 40% by july etc ????It already has
Just check screwfix or toolstation each month and that will tell you if prices are going upI mean a REAL sudden rise like a extra 40% by july etc ????
If the ship you are referring to is the Evergiven it is still in the Suez canal and not likely to move until the recovery costs and compensation is sorted out by the courts, the containers on that ship will also cost more to land as the carrier has called "General Average" to cover the costs and lossesScrewfix had real issues recently (along with B&Q) as a huge amount of Kingfisher group products were wedged in the Suez canal.
It's 50% since December in some casesI mean a REAL sudden rise like a extra 40% by july etc ????
so that could mean nearly 100% in 6 months ? ??It's 50% since December in some cases
The way it's currently rising I wouldn't be surprisedso that could mean nearly 100% in 6 months ? ??
I wanted a feather board fence when we took out massive hedge out.I'm finally expecting today the delivery of some schneider parts that have been on back-order for about six weeks - got stuck on one of the trapped containers in the Suez blockage.
As for timber - I went to my local builders merchant a few weeks back to buy feather-edge and some posts etc to make a 4m fence section and nearly hit the floor - well over £400
That is the optimistic view, it's not what I've been told by one of my customers who works in international shipping.There has been a huge increase in demand for building supplies as trades get back up to full speed and this has been compounded by a global shortage of containers. I've read that the container issue should resolve itself within the next few months, but it will take a few more months for supplies to trickle down the chain.
I agree . The knock on effect will be huge .That is the optimistic view, it's not what I've been told by one of my customers who works in international shipping.
The Suez blockage has caused chaos that will go on for many months if not years as ships missed their port slots the berthing schedule jigsaw has had to be rejigged which means some ships do not have enough berth time to fully unload and load the containers that they need to before the next ship is due to dock or tidal limitations would keep it port for far longer than needed so some containers end up on a much longer journey until the ship berths in that port again
Add to that the cost of shipping containers on some routes is at a premium cost as rates have spiralled over the last few months and this is taking ships away from the less lucrative routes
The outlook in the short term for goods that are shipped into the UK is not good and this could go on for possibly a few years from what I'm told
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