Cost update
Language: English Series: Building ; 271(8459) 8 December 2006, 49-51(3)Publication details: 2006Subject(s): Summary: Details of Davis Langdon's quarterly analysis of construction materials and labour prices. Reports that building, mechanical and electrical costs continue to rise above inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index. Steel and timber prices have recorded the sharpest increases, due to European demand, and the summer wage award saw an increase in basic rates of just 3.5%, the lowest for a number of years.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L135836 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 135836-1001 |
Details of Davis Langdon's quarterly analysis of construction materials and labour prices. Reports that building, mechanical and electrical costs continue to rise above inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index. Steel and timber prices have recorded the sharpest increases, due to European demand, and the summer wage award saw an increase in basic rates of just 3.5%, the lowest for a number of years.