Inflation remains ‘number one issue’ for firms, says CLC

By Daniel Gayne2023-04-05T12:24:00

But group reports improving prices picture

Price increases remain “the number on issue” for the contractors despite softening inflation, the Construction Leadership Council has said.

In its latest product availability statement, the group reported that reductions in the prices of structural steel and rebar in the first quarter of the year and said that timber prices had returned to pre-covid levels.

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