Clients having to accept cost of jobs are going up by as much as 20%, says Bam boss

By Dave Rogers2022-07-11T06:00:00

‘It takes a bit of getting used to but they do eventually,’ adds James Wimpenny

The boss of Bam’s construction business has said some jobs are costing up to 20% more than previously budgeted because of ongoing materials and labour cost rises.

Executive director James Wimpenny admitted jobs were typically going up by between 10% and 20% on out of date budgets “that were put together two or three years ago”.

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