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There has been further modest easing in inflation in the prices of building materials and products, with builders’ merchants’ prices up 8.0% in August 2023 compared to August 2022. Last November merchant price inflation was at 17.3%; by February it was 14.9%, in May 10.8%...

Left to right are Paul Gibbons, Stephen DeSimone, Bill Bordill and (DeSimone CFO) Tony ManuelliFounded in 2001 by Paul Gibbons, Decipher Consulting offers construction consulting services, including quantum and project advisory, quantity surveying, project planning, dispute resolution, expert testimony and training. Paul Gibbons, now 50,...

Former CEO Stephen Wicks, who is set for a come-back, is seen here with CFO Nish Malde in profile Inland Homes yesterday announced that chairman Simon Bennett and its other non-executive directors Carol Duncumb and Brian Johnson had resigned. It is looking to bring back...

There are large stocks of most grades of timber in the UK – except the Russian stuffJohn Newcomb and Peter Caplehorn, chief executives respectively of the Builders Merchants Federation and the Construction Products Association, co-chair the Construction Leadership Council’s product availability working group. This is...

Shore and Quadrant Building Control, two firms of approved inspectors, are the latest additions to Socotec UK. With its origins in France – in testing, inspection and certification – Socotec has grown both geographically and by specialisms through acquisitions Socotec moved into the UK in...

A CRH asphalt plant in Alvarado, Texas. CRH is the largest producer of asphalt in North America.The spiralling costs of building products and materials may be impacting on buyers, but leading suppliers are continuing to make strong profits. CRH Group, the Dublin-based parent company of...