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FeaturesCost update Q3 2013
Construction output has a way to go to get back to pre-recession levels; materials prices aren’t going anywhere fast and steel is in free fall.
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FeaturesCost update Q2 2013
The annual building cost index continues to rise, with wages going up slightly. However, metal prices are generally falling. David Holmes of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesCost update Q1 2013
Building costs rose in the first quarter, but consumer inflation is falling, metal prices are sliding and manufactured goods are slowing down. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company reports
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FeaturesCost update Q4 2012
Building costs rose at the end of the year due largely to a change in holiday pay rules, but material prices remain steady. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company reports
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2012
Construction input costs are down and output prices are flat, while some workers have negotiated small wages increases for 2013
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FeaturesCost update Q2 2012
Construction inflation is continuing to fall across the board in the second quarter while many wage agreements remain frozen. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesCost update: Q1 2012
Despite the unexpected surge in consumer prices in March, construction inflation is continuing to slow. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesCost update: Q4 2011
The downward trend in last month’s consumer inflation figures is reflected in falling material prices and a slowdown in construction costs. Peter Fordham of David Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2011
Never a dull moment: average earnings have improved but inflation is still at a 15-year high, and industrial relations remain tense. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesCost update: Q2 2011
Everything’s on the up - input costs, inflation and, more positively, building operatives’ wages and construction earnings. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesCost update: Q1 2011
Our quarterly analysis of costs and prices reveals an industry hit by wage agreement troubles and high input costs
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FeaturesCost update: Q4 2010
Our quarterly analysis of costs and prices shows the construction industry being squeezed by falling tenders and rising materials prices. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesCost update: Q3 2010
The quarterly analysis of construction costs and prices shows the upward trend of the last quarter continuing and wages pushing up. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesCost update: Q2 2010
The quarterly analysis of construction industry costs and prices shows everything going up except wages and employment
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Features
Cost update: Q1 2010
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows the industry in general on an upward curve, as consumer price inflation continues to rise
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Features
Cost update: Q4 2009
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows many costs beginning to rise
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Features
Cost update: November 2009
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows building costs falling year on year for the first time in four decades. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports
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Features
Cost update: September 2009
Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon makes his quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices. And, to cut a long story very short, tender prices are heading south in a hurry …
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Features
Cost update: May 2009
With construction material prices still in decline and wages variously increased or frozen, the market shows a mixed picture. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon takes a closer look
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Cost update: March 2009
At this stage of the economic cycle, overall costs are still rising, but some sectors, such as metals, are dropping like stones. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon crunches the numbers
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