By Chloë McCulloch2021-05-12T05:00:00+01:00
As the UK economy goes up a gear, there’s plenty of construction work – but where are the materials to do it with?
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According to Averies, Beard is now facing delays of weeks for products that had previously been available either immediately or within a couple of days. Concrete blocks, which formerly had lead times of two to three days, are now taking three weeks to arrive, while lead times for MDF have increased from five to seven days to four to six weeks, with suppliers notifying the firm of a potential 15% price rise in July.
For sterling board, what had been a two-day lead time is now six to eight weeks, with suppliers warning of a potential 20% price rise in July. Roof battens, which had been available from stock, are now taking a month, while lead times for cold-rolled steel purlins have gone up from six to eight weeks to 20 weeks.
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consultation by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) on its proposed levy for the period from 2022 to 2025 has now closed. The CITB is finalising its levy proposals before opening a period of consensus from 4 June 2021 to 15 August 2021 during which construction businesses will be able to comment. The
CITB levy applies to all employers engaged wholly or mainly in construction industry activities and is used by the CITB to ensure that construction employers have the skilled workforce they need. Levy rates have been temporarily reduced to reflect financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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changes to the off-payroll working rules (IR35) came into force on 6 April 2021 following an announcement in February 2021 that the rules would apply only to payments made for services provided on or after 6 April 2021. The changes confirm: where a worker has no interest in a company, the company will not be a relevant intermediary (which wa
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