Peter Fordham

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    Market forecast: Mixed messages

    2013-01-31T07:00:00

    The new year kicked off with fears of a triple-dip recession but with the markets bullish and most companies cautiously optimistic. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Market forecast: Five years on …

    2012-10-26T00:00:00

    Half a decade since the start of the economic crisis, output is still falling and tender prices continue to head south. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Cost update: Q4 2011

    2012-02-24T00:00:00

    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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    Market forecast: Uncertainty rules

    2011-04-21T00:00:00

    Tender prices are still falling while material prices and wages are rising, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. All these bank holidays aren’t helping either

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    Specialist costs: Steel and concrete

    2011-03-18T00:00:00

    Steel and concrete subcontractor turnovers have taken a double hit as the price of raw materials has surged and work dried up. Despite no improvement to the short-term outlook, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, sees a glimmer of hope from 2013

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    Market Forecast: Depth Gauge

    2011-01-28T00:00:00

    It’s difficult to say whether we have reached the bottom of the pricing trough, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. What’s sure is that material prices will rise

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    Cost update: Q3 2010

    2010-11-26T00:00:00

    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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    Cost update: Q2 2010

    2010-09-03T00:00:00

    The quarterly analysis of construction industry costs and prices shows everything going up except wages and employment

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    Market forecast: Chink of light

    2010-04-30T00:00:00

    Construction prices edged up in the first quarter of the year. So does that mean the industry recession is at an end? Sadly not, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon

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    Market forecast: A history lesson

    2009-07-24T00:00:00

    Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon presents the latest news of the blues, and an illuminating comparison between this recession and the previous three

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    Market forecast: Two years to go …

    2009-01-30T00:00:00

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV prices plummeted 7.5% in the last quarter of 2008, and aren’t set to bottom out until 2011. Peter Fordham and Maren Baldauf-Cunnington of Davis Langdon deliver the latest grim predictions

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    Cost update: December 2006

    2006-12-08T00:00:00

    In this quarter’s update on the cost of materials and labour, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports on the latest inflation trends. And reading on we have details of pay awards for workers

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    Market forecast: Gearing up for 2012

    2006-10-27T00:00:00

    Last year’s slight downturn in workload has reversed in 2006. But, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, construction inflation can only keep growing as we gear up for the Olympics

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    Cost update: September 2006

    2006-09-08T00:00:00

    In this quarterly update on industry materials and labour, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports on the impact of commodity prices – plus, how copper is becoming a precious metal and the going rates for heating and ventilation workers

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    Market forecast: Output recovering

    2006-07-28T00:00:00

    In the latest quarterly focus on industry trends, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reveals that after a slow 2005, output is climbing back up – and prices with it. Plus, a look behind curtain walls

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    Cost update: June 2006

    2006-06-09T00:00:00

    In this quarter's focus on the costs of industry materials and labour, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports on the impact of record global commodity prices

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    Materials

    2006-06-09T00:00:00

    The latest look at materials and energy costs shows that manufacturers' input prices are still through the roof - partly because gas is 60% up on this time last year …

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    Cost update

    1999-05-21T00:00:00

    This quarter's analysis of materials costs and labour rates focuses on prices for doors and windows across the UK and the effect of National Insurance changes on wages.