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| Structural steelwork and carcassing timber | ||||
| Unit | North-west £ | Midlands £ | East Anglia £ | |
| Structural steel framing | ||||
| Columns, not exceeding (ne) 40 kg/m | t | 670 | 780 | 875 |
| Columns, ne 40 kg/m, hollow sections | t | 980 | 1050 | 1150 |
| Columns, 40-100 kg/m | t | 650 | 760 | 850 |
| Columns, 40-100 kg/m, hollow sections | t | 1100 | 1150 | 1200 |
| Columns, exceeding 100 kg/m | t | 630 | 725 | 800 |
| Beams, ne 40 kg/m | t | 720 | 830 | 900 |
| Beams, ne 40 kg/m, hollow sections | t | 1100 | 1150 | 1200 |
| Beams, 40-100 kg/m | t | 690 | 800 | 865 |
| Beams, 40-100 kg/m, hollow sections | t | 1100 | 1150 | 1200 |
| Beams, exceeding 100 kg/m | t | 660 | 770 | 770 |
| Bracings, ne 40 kg/m | t | 900 | 1100 | 1150 |
| Fittings | t | 800 | 875 | 1000 |
| Permanent erection on site | t | 170 | 175 | 220 |
| Surface preparation/treatment – blast clean and zinc phosphate primer | m2 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| Carpentry/timber framing/first fixing | ||||
| Wall or partition members, 50 × 50 | m | 2.10 | 2.25 | 2.50 |
| Roof members | ||||
| Flat, 150 × 50 | m | 3.75 | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Pitched, 150 × 50 | m | 3.50 | 3.65 | 4.60 |
| Pitched, 225 × 75 | m | 8.50 | 8.60 | 9.60 |
| Individual supports, 75 × 50 | m | 2.10 | 2.25 | 2.50 |
| Vertical restraint strap, 30 × 2.5 × 900 long | nr | 5.00 | 5.25 | 5.50 |
| Price changes | |
| % change since April 2002 | |
| Insitu concrete | + 5% |
| Formwork for insitu concrete | + 3% |
| Reinforcement | + 8% |
| Concrete blocks | + 4% |
| Structural steelwork | + 5% |
| First-fix carpentry items (roof members etc) | + 4% |
| Roofing slates | + 6% |
| Stainless steel sheet roof coverings | + 2% |
| Plasterboard partitions and linings | + 5% |
| Hardwood wood strip flooring | + 6% |
| Standard timber flush doors | + 5% |
| Standard timber window frames | + 5% |
| Ironmongery | + 3.5% |
| Changing cubicles | + 5% |
| Sanitary appliances | + 2% |
| Glazing (generally) | + 4% |
| Plaster/render | + 4% |
| Vinyl sheeting/tiling | + 3% |
| Copper pipes and fittings | + 6% |
| Paint | + 3% |
| Insulation | + 5% |
| Bitumen macadam surfacing | + 2% |
| Fencing | + 4% |
| Key indicators | |
| % change April 2002 – April 2003 | |
| Retail Prices Index | |
| Headline rate (RPI) | +3.1 |
| All items excluding mortgage interest payments (RPIX) – government’s target index | +3.0 |
| All items excluding mortgage interest payments and indirect taxes (RPIY) | +2.9 |
| Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) | +1.5 |
| Industry generally | |
| Materials and fuels purchased by manufacturing industry | +0.1 |
| of which materials | +0.4 |
| fuel | –1.5 |
| Materials and fuels purchased by manufacturing industry excluding food, beverages, tobacco and petroleum industries | +2.5 |
| Output prices of manufactured products | +1.7 |
| Output prices of manufactured products excluding food, beverages, tobacco and petroleum | +0.0 |
| Construction industry | |
| Construction materials | +2.5 |
| Housebuilding materials | +1.7 |
| Machinery and equipment (UK manufacture) | +0.2 |
| Electrical machinery and apparatus (UK manufacture) | –0.3 |
| Source: Office for National Statistics (March/April 2003 figures provisional) | |
| Notes: The ONS category of “machinery and equipment” includes mechanical engineering items such as pumps, taps, valves, lifts, cooling and ventilation equipment. “Electrical machinery and apparatus” includes electrical engineering materials such as electricity distribution and control apparatus, wires and cables and lighting equipment. | |
| Wage agreement summary for major wage-fixing bodies | |||
| Operatives | Agreement body | Wage rates effective since | Date of next review |
| Builders and civil engineering operatives | Construction Industry Joint Council | 24 June 2002 | 30 June 2003 |
| ɫTV & Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) | 10 June 2002 | 9 June 2003 | |
| Plumbers | The Joint Industry Board for Plumbing Mechanical Engineering Services in England and Wales | 2 December 2002 | Likely to be September 2003 |
| Scottish and Northern Ireland Joint Industry Board for the Plumbing Industry | 7 April 2003 | Likely to be September 2003 | |
| Heating and ventilation operatives | Joint Conciliation Committee of the Heating, Ventilating and Domestic Engineering Industry | 7 October 2002 | Likely to be October 2003 |
| Electricians | The Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry | 6 January 2003 | 5 January 2004 (third-part of three-year agreement) |
| Scottish Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry | 6 January 2003 | 5 January 2004 (third-part of three-year agreement) | |
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